# Jim Pillen

Jim Pillen is the Republican governor of Nebraska.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Nebraska
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-NE-jim-pillen (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

Pillen sits at +0.48 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of Republican governors.

## What Pillen says (Current term)

232 classified statements: 232 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pillen | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.9% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 3.0% | 4.4% | 14 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 51.7% | 40.0% | 8 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.7% | 12 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 37.9% | 29.0% | 8 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 1.7% | 3 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 23% (Republican governors 6.5%); Taxation 19% (Republican governors 18%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (Republican governors 12%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (Republican governors 19%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (Republican governors 5.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.05), from 1,592 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2114815120769696180
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2114419913679147388
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2114491146173075919
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2114021042436063365
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2114131864189645031
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2113634513578500444
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2113653653693513734
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2113705069816467897
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2113759985553293713
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim_pillen/status/2112703562648289351

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.nebraska.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.jimpillen.com/
- X: https://x.com/jim_pillen

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-NE-jim-pillen