# John Arch

John Arch is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 14.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 14
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f5d27385-af4c-4c08-8654-3e27ef120d94

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f5d27385-af4c-4c08-8654-3e27ef120d94 (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

100% of the 30 bills Arch sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 47 in the Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.02), from 13 donors and 909 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) 36.9%; rank 1 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 510: Thank Carol Koranda for her exceptional service and commitment to the Legislature and the State of Nebraska and congratulate her on her distinguished career… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR510/
- LR 511: Thank Marcia McClurg for her service to the Legislature and the State of Nebraska and congratulate her on her career and well-deserved retirement (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR511/
- LR 507: Commend Coach Fred Hoiberg for building a successful men's basketball program, for serving as a mentor and role model for his team, and for being a leader in… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR507/
- LR 394: Commend Mayor David P. Black for his many years of exceptional leadership (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR394/
- LR 378: Commend the Omaha Magical Society for its preservation of a unique part of Nebraska's history and for keeping the magic alive (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR378/
- LR 341: Recognize and honor Mogens C. Bay for his exceptional leadership, his enduring commitment to Nebraska, and his profound contributions to industry, community,… (passed both chambers, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR341/
- LR 342: Recognize and honor Steve Hornady for his exceptional leadership, his enduring commitment to Nebraska, and his profound contributions to industry, community,… (passed both chambers, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR342/
- LB 1071: Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027 (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1071/
- LB 1072: Provide for and change transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to fees, funds, fund transfers, agency… (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1072/
- LB 1087: Create the Nebraska-Ireland Commission (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB1087/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.5K (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=14
- Campaign site: https://votearch.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnArchLD14/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f5d27385-af4c-4c08-8654-3e27ef120d94