Biographical Information | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
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| Your Age | 44 | 0 |
| Campaign Address | 4722 N 81st Street
Omaha, NE 68134 | |
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| Current Occupation | Writer/Editor, First National Bank of Omaha | |
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| Financial: where the money comes from | State Legislator | |
| Education | Millard Senior High School, 1980;
Kearney State College, 1980-82 Creighton University (B.A. in journalism), 1985 Creighton University School of Law, one year. | |
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Abortion | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Do you believe life begins at conception? | ||
| Would you support legislation to require parental notification prior to an abortion? | ||
| Would you permit an abortion if the life of the mother was at risk? | ||
| Would you permit an abortion in the case of rape? | ||
Death Penalty | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Do you support the death penalty? | ||
| Do you think the death penalty discourages crime? | ||
Drugs | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Should marijuana use be legalized? | ||
| Should a doctor be able to prescribe marijuana for pain control? | ||
| Would you support legislation to subsidize prescription drugs for low income people? | ||
Taxes | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Should Nebraska collect sales taxes on purchases made over the Internet? | ||
| Should Nebraska collect taxes on voice calls made from a computer to a telephone via the Internet? | ||
| Do you support legislation to limit taxes collected by local government agencies such as counties, cities, schools, and NRDs? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Is it better to raise taxes or reduce services? | ||
Guns | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to permit a person to carry a concealed weapon on their person? | ||
| Should a person with a criminal record be permitted to possess a gun? | ||
| Should every gun be registered with the State or Federal government? | ||
Religion | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to require alternative theories to evolution be taught in schools? | ||
| Would you support legislation to permit tax dollars to be used in religion-based schools? | ||
Education | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to provide schools with a consistent amount of State funding from year to year? | ||
| Do you support the testing of children to measure school performance? | ||
| Do you support the testing of teachers to assure competence? | ||
| Would you support legislation to require standardized reporting of school finances and performance to permit the comparison of schools? | ||
| Do you support a uniform spending per student in every school district? | ||
| Should a school be permitted to make condoms available to students? | ||
| Should a school be permitted to spank a student? | ||
| Should a school be permitted to permanently expel a student? | ||
| Would you support legislation to cause the consolidation of high cost schools? | ||
| Would you support legislation to block the Omaha school system from annexing surrounding school districts? | ||
| Would you support legislation to require schools to teach basic subjects to children in their native language? | ||
| Would you support legislation to assure a laptop computer to every high school student? | ||
Environment | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Do you believe global warming is happening? | ||
| Would you support legislation to encourage nuclear power plants to be built in Nebraska? | ||
| Would you support legislation to impose greater controls on animal confinement farms? | ||
Gays | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to permit civil unions for gays in Nebraska? | ||
| Would you support legislation to permit gay partners to receive insurance coverage similar to married couples? | ||
Economy | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Do you support giving tax breaks to encourage private business development? | ||
| Do you support tax dollars being used to finance a venture capital fund to encourage new businesses in rural Nebraska? | ||
| Do you support continued financial incentives to encourage additional ethanol development? | ||
Health Care | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to provide financial incentives to doctors and nurses to locate in rural Nebraska? | ||
| Should the State of Nebraska make insurance available to those who cannot obtain insurance because of pre-existing conditions? | ||
| Would you support legislation to restrict malpractice lawsuits? | ||
Immigration | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Do you support additional funding for more illegal immigration control? | ||
| Do you support designating English as the official language of the State of Nebraska? | ||
| Do you support legislation requiring ballots to be available in Spanish? | ||
Legal | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to require the loser in a lawsuit to pay the winner's legal fees? | ||
Privacy | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to make public the name and amount of any individual receiving public assistance? | ||
| Would you support legislation prohibiting companies from releasing a customer's contact information without express permission of the customer? | ||
Gambling | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Would you support legislation to permit casino gambling in Nebraska? | ||
| Would you support legislation to prohibit charity gambling in Nebraska? | ||
Other info | Michael Friend | Robert Wimberley |
| Which legislative committees do you most want to be on? | ||
| Candidate Statement | ||
| Nebraska Citizen's comments on this candidate |
Campaign Statements | Candidate has not raised nor spent $5000. |