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Deb Andrews
Deb Andrews was a candidate for at-large representative on the Lincoln City Council in Nebraska. She was defeated in the primary election on April 4, 2017. City council elections in Lincoln are officially nonpartisan, and Andrews identified as an independent.[1] Click here to read her response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Andrews was a 2016 candidate for District 27 of the Nebraska State Senate. She has also been a candidate for the state board of education and state superintendent of public instruction.[1]
Biography
Andrews attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha.[1]
At the time of her 2017 run for office, Andrews was a student learning and citizen activist/advocate. Her professional experience also includes work with a start up consulting business, in interior design, and as an executive assistant, a personnel/human resources and curriculum consultant, an employment interviewer for the Nebraska Department of Labor, a job coach, a job tax credit contract writer, a claims deputy, and a claims adjudicator.[1]
Elections
2017
The following candidates ran in the primary election for an at-large seat on the Lincoln City Council.[2]
| Lincoln City Council, At-Large Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Leirion Gaylor Baird Incumbent |
18.60% | 15,502 |
| Roy Christensen Incumbent |
16.08% | 13,400 |
| Tom Nesbitt |
15.54% | 12,953 |
| Bennie Shobe |
14.51% | 12,093 |
| Brayden McLaughlin |
13.97% | 11,643 |
| Maggie Mae Squires |
10.04% | 8,363 |
| Lou Braatz III | 6.11% | 5,093 |
| Deb Andrews | 4.99% | 4,160 |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 128 |
| Total Votes | 83,335 | |
| Source: Lancaster County Election Commissioner, "Official Final Results," accessed April 18, 2017 | ||
2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[3] Incumbent Colby Coash did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Anna Wishart defeated Dick Clark in the Nebraska State Senate District 27 general election.[4][5]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anna Wishart |
73.08% | 9,930 |
| Dick Clark | 26.92% | 3,657 |
| Total Votes | 13,587 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Anna Wishart and Dick Clark defeated Deb Andrews in the Nebraska State Senate District 27 primary.[6][7]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 27 Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Anna Wishart |
62.18% | 3,353 |
| Dick Clark |
29.91% | 1,613 |
| Deb Andrews | 7.90% | 426 |
| Total Votes | 5,392 | |
Campaign themes
2017
Andrews participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[8] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Expand: bus service hours, days and holidays services for handicapped and elderly[9] | ” |
| —Deb Andrews (March 20, 2017)[10] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Government transparency | Unemployment | ||
| Transportation | Civil rights | ||
| City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | Homelessness | ||
| Crime reduction/prevention | Housing | ||
| K-12 education | Environment | ||
| Public pensions/retirement funds | Recreational opportunities | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| None | |
| Teach ALL children to read by Thanksgiving in kindergarten by adopting effective phonics curriculum and instruction | |
| Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform | |
| Our capitol building | |
| Adopt a city council - manager form of government |
The candidate also provided the following comment: "Our income to debt ratio is not sustainable for the citizenry. We need to suspend union collective bargaining and contracts from city government."[1]
Additional themes
In response to a question from the Lincoln Journal Star about her goals for the city council, Andrews said, "Citizen services prioritized and improved; union suspended. Unnecessary or overreaching rules and regulations eliminated. Bidding process expanded, mayor's discretionary spending ability reduced. City Council members gain staff and legal counsel. Pause TIF and occupation tax for new construction. Reduce, eliminate, freeze or slow increases in taxes, fees and fines. Eliminate mayor position, adopt a City Council-manager form of government."[11]
She listed the following as the city's three most important services: "Safety, health, transportation."[11]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Deb Andrews Nebraska. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| Lincoln, Nebraska | Nebraska | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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- Nebraska State Senate
- Nebraska State Senate District 27
- Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
- Nebraska State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Deb Andrews' Responses," March 20, 2017
- ↑ City of Lincoln, "Final Candidate Listing," March 3, 2017
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Deb Andrews's Responses," March 20, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lincoln Journal Star, "Deb Andrews," March 24, 2017
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