# Christy Armendariz

Christy Armendariz is a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature for district 18.

- Party: Nonpartisan
- Seat: Nebraska Legislature, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: NE 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fdac2d3a-3497-4e34-8247-af670c901dd8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fdac2d3a-3497-4e34-8247-af670c901dd8 (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

Armendariz missed 13% of 1,770 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Nebraska Legislature (nonpartisan) (average 95.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 25 donors and 471 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of Nonpartisan state legislators score lower.

## Votes (NE 2025–26 session)

1,770 roll calls. Attendance 87% (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 nay · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- LR 259: Interim study to examine the feasibility, benefits, and framework for establishing a high school agriculture student exchange program within Nebraska modeled… (in committee, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR259/
- LR 258: Interim study to examine a philanthropic endowment and location to host a week-long camp for certain children who live in low-income urban areas to learn… (in committee, 2025-08-08) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LR258/
- LB 557: Change provisions relating to the enrollment option program, provide funding to students denied option enrollment, and eliminate provisions relating to open… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB557/
- LB 423: Eliminate a grant program relating to internships for job training (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/109/LB423/
- LR 441: Interim study to examine the impact of local housing regulations on Nebraska's housing supply (in committee, 2024-04-05) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/108/LR441/
- LB 1096: Provide that certain conduct relating to depictions of sexually explicit or obscene material or material harmful to minors is a deceptive trade practice under… (in committee, 2024-04-25) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/108/LB1096/
- LR 53: Congratulate Bennington High School wrestlers Cadyn Coyle, Kael Lauridsen, and Kyler Lauridsen on winning 2023 Class B state wrestling championships (passed both chambers, 2023-03-08) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/108/LR53/
- LR 52: Congratulate Maycee Peacher of Bennington High School on winning the 2023 girls 110-pound state wrestling championship (passed both chambers, 2023-03-08) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/108/LR52/
- LB 711: Change provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code (in committee, 2024-04-18) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/108/LB711/
- LB 599: Change provisions relating to recycling under the Environmental Protection Act and the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act and provide for an additional use… (in committee, 2024-04-18) https://openstates.org/ne/bills/108/LB599/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,825 (Nonpartisan state legislators median $10.9K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=18
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyforNE/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-armendariz-mba-97577914/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fdac2d3a-3497-4e34-8247-af670c901dd8