Rating Group: Nebraska Farm Bureau

1998 Positions

State Office Name Party Rating
NE U.S. House-3 Adrian Smith R 89%
NE State Senate-11 Ernie Chambers Other 25%
NE Attorney General Jon Bruning R 100%
NE Director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs John Hilgert N/A 60%
NE Mayor-At-Large Chris Beutler Other 33%
NE Supervisor-4 Dennis Byars Other 100%
NE Council Member-Ward 5 Donald Preister Other 43%
NE Council Member-At-Large DiAnna Schimek Other 50%
Thomas Baker Other 80%
Ardyce Bohlke Other 63%
Patrick Bourne Other 80%
Kermit Brashear Other 100%
Curt Bromm Other 100%
Pamela Brown Other 67%
Matt Connealy Other 75%
George Coordsen Other 80%
LaVon Crosby Other 60%
Jim Cudaback Other 100%
Cap Dierks Other 40%
L. Patrick Engel Other 80%
D. Paul Hartnett Other 50%
Carol Hudkins Other 100%
Ray Janssen Other 100%
Jim Jensen Other 75%
James Jones Other 100%
Shelley Kiel Other 50%
Robert Kremer Other 89%
Douglas Kristensen Other 86%
David Landis Other 50%
Daniel Lynch Other 50%
Gerald Matzke Other 88%
Dwite Pedersen Other 67%
Donald Pederson Other 75%
Marian Price Other 40%
Mark Quandahl Other 100%
Ronald Raikes Other 90%
Pamela Redfield Other 78%
Jennie Robak Other 100%
Jerry Schmitt Other 50%
Ed Schrock Other 63%
Elaine Ruth Stuhr Other 78%
Deborah Suttle Other 56%
Nancy Thompson Other 50%
Eugene Tyson Other 56%
Floyd Vrtiska Other 88%
Roger Ralph Wehrbein Other 89%
William Wickersham Other 100%

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