# Beau Ballard

Beau Ballard is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 21.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 21
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3da787e9-f6ed-4069-bd74-58ec7c015efb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3da787e9-f6ed-4069-bd74-58ec7c015efb (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

Ballard has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.02), from 101 donors and 519 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% 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 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 present · 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 7. 36.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 23 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 478: Interim study to examine the governance and operational structure of Nebraska's prescription drug monitoring program, including its relationship with the… (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR478/
- LR 462: Interim study to examine a stair-stepping approach to public assistance eligibility (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR462/
- LR 470: Interim study to streamline and improve wireless connectivity for residents, families, and businesses, specifically by examining policies to address… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR470/
- LR 461: Interim study to complement the work of the Infrastructure Review Task Force, conduct a comprehensive examination of Nebraska's highway funding structure, and… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR461/
- LB 1101A: Appropriation Bill (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1101A/
- LB 820A: Appropriation Bill (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB820A/
- LR 350: Recognize, commend, and congratulate the State Government Affairs Council for its fifty years of service (passed both chambers, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR350/
- LR 351: Congratulate the Waverly Vikings football team for winning the 2025 NSAA Class B Championship title while remaining undefeated throughout the season (passed both chambers, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR351/
- LB 1221: Provide definitions relating to community engagement and work requirements under the Medical Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1221/
- LB 1152: Adopt the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1152/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.9K (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 100% 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=21
- Campaign site: https://www.beauballard.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Senator-Beau-Ballard/100088983310233/?_rdr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beau-ballard-47612087/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3da787e9-f6ed-4069-bd74-58ec7c015efb