# Margo Juarez

Margo Juarez is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 5.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 5
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e586486b-002b-4dfb-8eec-a209c915dc95

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e586486b-002b-4dfb-8eec-a209c915dc95 (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

19% of the 31 bills Juarez sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 62 donors and 260 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (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 nay · 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 nay · 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 10. 19.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 41 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 495: Congratulate Nancy Kratky on twenty-five years of service to the Omaha Public School Board and for her service as a teacher for more than thirty-three years (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR495/
- LR 455: Interim study to examine recruitment, retention, and professional recognition of prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary educators (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR455/
- LR 334: Recognize Jim Hartung's life-long dedication to gymnastics and his love for the sport (passed both chambers, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR334/
- LB 1166: Change applicability of the employee contribution rate under the School Employees Retirement Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1166/
- LB 1207: Require school districts to provide mental health leave for school employees (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1207/
- LB 1206: Exempt income received by certificated teachers, paraeducators, and paraprofessionals from state income taxation (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1206/
- LB 1208: Provide a budget requirement under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1208/
- LB 1161: Change provisions relating to the age of majority (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1161/
- LB 1098: Adopt the State Rail Plan Act (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1098/
- LB 1028: Provide requirements for nutrient management plans and the application of livestock waste or litter (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1028/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,173 (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e586486b-002b-4dfb-8eec-a209c915dc95