Kate Bolz

Kate Bolz
Nebraska State Senate District 29
Incumbent
In office
January 9, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 4, 2017
Years in position	0
Compensation
Base salary	$12,000/year
Per diem	$123/day for those living 50+ miles from capitol, otherwise $46/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor's	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Master's	University of Michigan
Personal
Profession	Adjunct professor
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Kate Bolz is a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 29 since January 9, 2013.

Bolz's professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University and earned her master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bolz served on the following committees:

Nebraska Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations

Issues

Campaign themes

Bolz's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Family Security

• Excerpt:"I will work to promote tax fairness for all Nebraskans. We can no longer allow for an unbalanced tax burden on middle class families and small businesses who can afford it the least. I will fight for fiscal transparency and accountability to ensure your dollars are working for you."

Quality Education

• Excerpt:"School funding is imbalanced and pushing up our property taxes. With a growing student population in our schools, we cannot stand to receive less support as we have under the current funding formula. I will advocate for a better formula which will reduce the dependence on already escalating property taxes. I will fight to protect both education and your taxes by finding common sense solutions to adjusting the current funding formula."

Jobs

• Excerpt:"It is imperative that we invest to make our state more competitive. As your senator, I will support businesses and workers. Nebraska businesses cite a “skills gap” in our workforce as a barrier to economic growth. By developing initiatives that train workers for key industries such as health care and manufacturing, we can both build opportunity for workers and create economic growth in the state."

Elections

2012

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012

Bolz won election in the 2012 election for Nebraska State Senate District 29. Bolz advanced past the May 15 primary election and defeated Larry Zimmerman in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Nebraska State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Kate Bolz	50.9%	9,073
	Nonpartisan	Larry Zimmerman	49.1%	8,750
Total Votes				17,823

Nebraska State Senate District 29 Nonpartisan Primary Nonpartisan Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kate Bolz	30.5%	2,377
Larry Zimmerman	25.8%	2,013
Susan Scott	19.3%	1,502
Mike Smith	15.8%	1,231
Don Mayhew	8.6%	670
Total Votes		7,793

Campaign donors

2012

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External links

Suggest a link

• Office website
• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012
• Kate Bolz on Facebook
• Kate Bolz on Twitter
• Kate Bolz on LinkedIn

References

Political offices
Preceded by Tony Fulton	Nebraska State Senate District 29 2013–present	Succeeded by -