Biographical Information | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
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| Your Age | 49 | 33 |
| Campaign Address | PO Box 31
Oakland NE 68045 | 1026 CR 47 PO Box 114
Tekamah NE 68061 |
| Campaign Phone Numbers | 402-685-5151 | (402) 650-9697 |
| Campaign Email Address | galfridusbosk@yahoo.com | krogert1@cox.net |
| Campaign Web Site Address | | http://www.rogert.net/ |
| Current Occupation | Lawyer | Owner of Frontier Farm and Financial, Ag Consulting Business |
| Party Affiliation | Republican | Democrat |
| Experience and Associations | Burt County Attorney 1995-1999; Admitted to the Nebraska State Bar Association (1991); Federal District Court for Nebraska (1991); Iowa Bar (2002); Federal District Court Southern District of Iowa (2003); Member of Iowa Bar Association and American Bar Association.
I am an attorney who practices in a general practice, and I have done so for the past 15 years. In 1992, prior to engaging in private practice, I was a judicial clerk for Judge Connolly who is now on the Nebraska Supreme Court. At the time I worked for the Judge, he was on the Court of Appeals. I was elected county attorney in Burt County, Nebraska, in 1994 and served in that position for approximately 4 years until 1999. During my term in office I acquired a knowledge of county government, expenditures, and administration. | Farming
Crop Productions Specialist
American Cyanamid as a sales representative
District Sales Manager for Garst Seed Company
Small business owner - Frontier Farm and Financial
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Tekamah Lodge No. 31
Northridge County Club
Tekamah and West Point Chambers of Commerce
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity |
| Financial: where the money comes from | From my legal practice. | |
| Education | University of Nebraska B.A.; University of Kentucky, M.A.; University of Nebraska, J.D. | University of Nebraska - 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences emphasis in Ag Economics. |
| Organization Endorsements | Nebraska Right to Life | |
Abortion | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Do you believe life begins at conception? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to require parental notification prior to an abortion? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you permit an abortion if the life of the mother was at risk? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you permit an abortion in the case of rape? | No | No opinion |
Death Penalty | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Do you support the death penalty? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you think the death penalty discourages crime? | Yes | No opinion |
Drugs | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Should marijuana use be legalized? | Yes | No opinion |
| Should a doctor be able to prescribe marijuana for pain control? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to subsidize prescription drugs for low income people? | No | No opinion |
Taxes | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Should Nebraska collect sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet? | No | No opinion |
| Should Nebraska collect taxes on voice calls made from a computer to a telephone via the Internet? | | No opinion |
| Do you support legislation to limit taxes collected by local government agencies such as counties, cities, schools, and NRDs? | Yes | No opinion |
| The greatest growth in State spending has been for Health and Human Services. Will you limit the spending on this department, even if it means reduced services to needy people? | Yes | No opinion |
| Is it better to raise taxes or reduce services? |  Show extended answer  Hide extended answer
It is better to reduce unnecessary services.
| No opinion |
Guns | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to permit a person to carry a concealed weapon on their person? | Yes | No opinion |
| Should a person with a criminal record be permitted to possess a gun? | Show extended answer Hide extended answer
Yes, in most instances. Felons cannot possess firearms, along with other deadly weapons. People convicted of domestic abuse cannot possess firearms. But there are people with misdemeanor convictions who should be allowed to possess and carry firearms.
| No opinion |
| Should every gun be registered with the State or Federal government? | No | No opinion |
Religion | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to require alternative theories to evolution be taught in schools? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to permit tax dollars to be used in religion-based schools? | No | No opinion |
Education | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to provide schools with a consistent amount of State funding from year to year? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support the testing of children to measure school performance? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support the testing of teachers to assure competence? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to require standardized reporting of school finances and performance to permit the comparison of schools? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support a uniform spending per student in every school district? | Yes | No opinion |
| Should a school be permitted to make condoms available to students? | No | No opinion |
| Should a school be permitted to spank a student? | No | No opinion |
| Should a school be permitted to permanently expel a student? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to cause the consolidation of high cost schools? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to block the Omaha school system from annexing surrounding school districts? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to require schools to teach basic subjects to children in their native language? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to assure a laptop computer to every high school student? | No | No opinion |
Environment | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Do you believe global warming is happening? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to encourage nuclear power plants to be built in Nebraska? | Yes | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to impose greater controls on animal confinement farms? | No | No opinion |
Gays | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to permit civil unions for gays in Nebraska? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to permit gay partners to receive insurance coverage similar to married couples? | No | No opinion |
Economy | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Do you support giving tax breaks to encourage private business development? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support tax dollars being used to finance a venture capital fund to encourage new businesses in rural Nebraska? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support continued financial incentives to encourage additional ethanol development? | Yes | No opinion |
Health Care | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to provide financial incentives to doctors and nurses to locate in rural Nebraska? | Yes | No opinion |
| Should the State of Nebraska make insurance available to those who cannot obtain insurance because of pre-existing conditions? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to restrict malpractice lawsuits? | No | No opinion |
Immigration | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Do you support additional funding for more illegal immigration control? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support designating English as the official language of the State of Nebraska? | Yes | No opinion |
| Do you support legislation requiring ballots to be available in Spanish? | No | No opinion |
Legal | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to require the loser in a lawsuit to pay the winner's legal fees? | No | No opinion |
Privacy | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to make public the name and amount of any individual receiving public assistance? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation prohibiting companies from releasing a customer's contact information without express permission of the customer? | Yes | No opinion |
Gambling | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Would you support legislation to permit casino gambling in Nebraska? | No | No opinion |
| Would you support legislation to prohibit charity gambling in Nebraska? | No | No opinion |
Other info | Jeffrey Bush | Kent Rogert |
| Which legislative committees do you most want to be on? | Agriculture; Appropriations; Education; Health & Human Services; Judiciary; Revenue | |
| Candidate Statement | The important work of the state legislature will be in the areas of taxation, education, Medicaid and water law. There are difficult issues in regard to each category that will require hard work by the state government. | |
| Nebraska Citizen's comments on this candidate | Candidate has not raised nor spent $5000. |
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