# Merv Riepe

Merv Riepe is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 12.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 12
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c015cf9-e3de-42cf-a364-64607ecc70ce

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c015cf9-e3de-42cf-a364-64607ecc70ce (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

Riepe reported $80.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of Nonpartisan state legislators (median $10.9K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.02), from 42 donors and 447 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (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 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 1. 27.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 33 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 427: Interim study to review the performance and policies of managed care organizations in the medical assistance program (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR427/
- LR 411: Interim study to examine barriers affecting access to health care in Nebraska, with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on rural areas with specific… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR411/
- LR 357: Congratulate the American Legion on one hundred seven years of service to the military and veterans (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR357/
- LB 1211: Provide requirements for automated medication systems operated by certain pharmacies under the Automated Medication Systems Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1211/
- LB 1212: Provide for licensure of internationally trained physicians under the Uniform Credentialing Act and change provisions of the Engineers and Architects… (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1212/
- LB 1154: Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1154/
- LB 959: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to create a youth afterschool credential and an adult eligibility passport under the Child Care Licensing… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB959/
- LB 942: Provide requirements for medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical conditions and inpatient services under the Medical Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB942/
- LB 782: Change the percentage of the tax on gross proceeds submitted to the Department of Revenue under the Nebraska County and City Lottery Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB782/
- LB 733: Change the name of the Division of Developmental Disabilities to the Division of Disability and Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB733/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $80.2K (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 93% 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=12
- Campaign site: https://voteriepe.com/
- X: https://x.com/voteriepe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Merv-Riepe-for-Legislature-100058025142267/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mervin-riepe-ba052311/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c015cf9-e3de-42cf-a364-64607ecc70ce