# John Fredrickson

John Fredrickson is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 20.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 20
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/30b4a401-6f6b-4367-80c2-b9d60d7c527f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30b4a401-6f6b-4367-80c2-b9d60d7c527f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Fredrickson reported $299.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of Nonpartisan state legislators (median $10.9K).

## What Fredrickson says (NE 2025–26 session)

197 classified statements: 197 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Nonpartisan state legislators average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fredrickson | Nonpartisan state legislators average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 1.1% | 5 of 6 |
| Policy criticism | 14.2% | 16.3% | 4 of 6 |
| Policy discussion | 42.6% | 40.7% | 3 of 6 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.6% | 3.2% | 1 of 6 |
| Credit claiming | 15.2% | 16.6% | 3 of 6 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2 of 6 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (Nonpartisan state legislators 36%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (Nonpartisan state legislators 15%); Education 17% (Nonpartisan state legislators 17%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (Nonpartisan state legislators 16%); Labor and Employment 11% (Nonpartisan state legislators 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.44 (standard error 0.02), from 134 donors and 429 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 95.5%).

Key votes:

- 2026-04-17 · voted yea · Fredrickson MO586 failed · LB 929 Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees · fail · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB929/
- 2026-04-17 · voted yea · Cavanaugh, J. MO585 failed · LB 1256 Redefine a term under the Emergency Management Act · fail · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1256/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 · LB 820A Appropriation Bill · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB820A/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0 · LB 912A Appropriation Bill · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB912A/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading 47-2*-0 · LB 955 Provide for practice agreements between pharmacists and physician assistants · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB955/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading 43-6*-0 · LB 1261A Appropriation Bill · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1261A/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 · LB 820 Change retirement provisions relating to approved identification documents, participation in certain retirement systems, state contributions, ex… · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB820/
- 2026-04-10 · voted nay · Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-11-0 · LB 935 Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens,… · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB935/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading 41-8*-0 · LB 889 Change a penalty and provisions regulating licensure and registration under the State Electrical Act · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB889/
- 2026-04-10 · voted yea · Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 · LB 905 Change and eliminate provisions relating to boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds that terminate · pass · https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB905/

## Legislation (NE 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 11. 31.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 29 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LB 972A: Appropriation Bill (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB972A/
- LR 424: Recognize the celebration of Deepavali and its significance to all Nebraskans who celebrate the holiday (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR424/
- LR 381: Interim study to examine the feasibility, effectiveness, and safeguards associated with implementing universal youth mental health screenings in public schools (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR381/
- LR 380: Interim study to identify the needs of youth moving and transitioning to and from a youth rehabilitation and treatment center, an adult correctional facility,… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR380/
- LR 382: Interim study to examine issues related to play therapy access in Nebraska (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR382/
- LB 1184: Adopt the Nebraska Tribal College Investment Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1184/
- LB 1132: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for coverage of long-acting injectable and extended-release medications for… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1132/
- LB 1163: Change provisions relating to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1163/
- LR 304: Designate the Legislative Oversight Committee to review, investigate, and assess the effect of child welfare efficiency practices on child safety, quality of… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR304/
- LB 1066: Require members of the Legislature to complete a civics assessment (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1066/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $299.5K (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2113726061846696213
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2113409114634170380
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2112680708200088022
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2111957367386747160
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2111150574330601551
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2107189500950769825
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2105789865312850113
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2103960543178494320
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2102149662517899367
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnforNE/status/2101782590051221889

## Links

- Official site: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=20
- Campaign site: https://www.johnfornebraska.com/
- X: https://x.com/JohnforNE
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorFredrickson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnforne/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-fredrickson-a4148537/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/30b4a401-6f6b-4367-80c2-b9d60d7c527f