Jim Pillen
What this job does: Nebraska's chief executive, elected together with the lieutenant governor. The governor signs or vetoes bills, proposes the state budget, runs state agencies and appoints judges and many officials. A term is four years.
- Current office
- Governor of Nebraska (elected 2022)
- Occupation
- Pork producer, agribusinessman
- Lives in
- Columbus
Background
- Nebraska's 41st governor, elected in 2022. source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
- Served 10 years on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
In their own words
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- Lasting tax cuts rather than tax shifts. source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
- Lower property taxes with hard caps on local spending. source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
- Describes self as a "pro-life governor." source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
- Supports winner-take-all for Nebraska's electoral votes. source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
- Sees drought as the state's biggest economic threat; favors economic diversification. source: voterguide.flatwaterfreepress.org
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