# Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 16.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 16
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bfc9dd37-6a7b-4ea2-acf5-c8e161a27764

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bfc9dd37-6a7b-4ea2-acf5-c8e161a27764 (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

Hansen missed 7.7% of 1,770 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) (average 95.5%).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Hansen | Nonpartisan state legislators average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 1.1% | 5 of 7 |
| Policy criticism | 40.0% | 16.3% | 1 of 7 |
| Policy discussion | 60.0% | 40.7% | 2 of 7 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.0% | 3.2% | 1 of 7 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 16.6% | 3 of 7 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 of 7 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 67% (Nonpartisan state legislators 36%); Water Resources Development 33% (Nonpartisan state legislators 0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (Nonpartisan state legislators 1.9%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (Nonpartisan state legislators 4.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (Nonpartisan state legislators 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 7 donors and 878 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 95.5%).

Key votes:

- 2026-04-17 · voted present · 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 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 3. 35.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 25 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LB 1236A: Appropriation Bill (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1236A/
- LB 1237A: Appropriation Bill (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1237A/
- LB 1257: Eliminate certain sales tax exemptions, impose sales and use taxes on certain services, change school district levy limitations, eliminate the School District… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1257/
- LB 1258: Rename the Livestock Brand Act as the Livestock Protection Act, eliminate the Nebraska Brand Committee, and change, provide, and eliminate provisions relating… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1258/
- LB 1233: Adopt the Developmental Disabilities Provider Excessive Training and Cost Reduction Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1233/
- LB 1234: Adopt the Freestanding Birth Center Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1234/
- LB 1259: Adopt the Grid Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1259/
- LB 1157: Provide payment method requirements for health insurers, health insurer vendors, and care management organizations (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1157/
- LB 1120: Authorize a progressive jackpot form of lottery and raffle under the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act and the Nebraska Small Lottery and Raffle Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1120/
- LB 1099: Provide for Husker Red License Plates (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,600 (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 100% 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.

- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BenWHansen/status/1925381796063011207
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BenWHansen/status/1900325328314069090
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/BenWHansen/status/1898144691016602097
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/BenWHansen/status/1897132934299291866
- 2025-02-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BenWHansen/status/1893088604798202337

## Links

- Official site: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=16
- Campaign site: http://www.votebenhansen.com/
- X: https://x.com/BenWHansen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenHansenforNebraska/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bfc9dd37-6a7b-4ea2-acf5-c8e161a27764