# Teresa Ibach

Teresa Ibach is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 44.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 44
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/374b6dc4-5b90-4028-814c-84895a293c84

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/374b6dc4-5b90-4028-814c-84895a293c84 (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

Ibach reported $72.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of Nonpartisan state legislators (median $10.9K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 133 donors and 506 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 95.5%).

Key votes:

- 2026-04-17 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 3. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 26 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 437: Congratulate the family of Bob Foote for his posthumous induction into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR437/
- LR 438: Congratulate the Pribbeno family for earning the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's 2025 National Environmental Stewardship Award and for their… (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR438/
- LR 439: Congratulate the Dundy County Stratton girls basketball team on winning the 2026 Class D-2 State Basketball Championship title (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR439/
- LB 1199: Change provisions of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act and provide for a transfer from the State… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1199/
- LB 1117: Change provisions relating to tuition waivers and provide for reimbursement to postsecondary institutions (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1117/
- LB 1116: Change provisions relating to the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1116/
- LB 1049: Require the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to prepare economic impact reports for regulatory actions (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1049/
- LB 1015: Redefine a term and change provisions relating to the combined tax and the state unemployment insurance tax rate under the Employment Security Law and change… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1015/
- LB 1021: Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1021/
- LB 921: Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act and change provisions of the… (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB921/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $72.1K (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=44
- Campaign site: https://www.teresaibach.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teresaibachforlegislature/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senteresaibach/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-ibach-383803b0/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/374b6dc4-5b90-4028-814c-84895a293c84