# Rick Holdcroft

Rick Holdcroft is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 36.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 36
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/62ccba1d-4200-41c7-a051-21fa421a206a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/62ccba1d-4200-41c7-a051-21fa421a206a (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

52% of Holdcroft’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Nebraska, the lowest of 40 Nonpartisan state legislators.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 128 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (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 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 7. 38.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 20 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 448: Interim study to review the quality and availability of assistance to Nebraska veterans and their families (in committee, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR448/
- LB 1235A: Appropriation Bill (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1235A/
- LR 366: Interim study to examine the regulatory framework established under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR366/
- LB 1001A: Appropriation Bill (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1001A/
- LR 333: Congratulate the Papillion La Vista South High School girls volleyball team for winning the 2025 NSAA Class A State Championship title (passed both chambers, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR333/
- LB 1172: Provide requirements for electric suppliers relating to dispatchable electricity capacity (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1172/
- LB 1228: Provide for a state docket fee and create funds for court purposes (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1228/
- LB 1047: Authorize music bingo under the Nebraska Bingo Act and change provisions relating to special event bingo and prizes that can be awarded under the act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1047/
- LB 765: Change provisions relating to elections for school district bonds and bonds issued by a joint entity that includes a Nebraska school district or educational… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB765/
- LB 767: Adopt the Certified Help Options in Claims Expertise for Veterans Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB767/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $218.7K (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 52% 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=36
- Campaign site: https://rickholdcroft.com/
- X: https://x.com/RickHoldcroft
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldcroftforLegislature/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/62ccba1d-4200-41c7-a051-21fa421a206a