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John Lowe
John Lowe (Republican Party) was a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on January 4, 2017. He left office on January 8, 2025.
Lowe ran for re-election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 37. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Lowe was assigned to the following committees:
- General Affairs Committee, Chair
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Urban Affairs Committee
2021-2022
Lowe was assigned to the following committees:
- General Affairs Committee
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Urban Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Lowe was assigned to the following committees:
- General Affairs Committee
- Urban Affairs Committee
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Business and Labor |
| • Government, Military and Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2024
John Lowe was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 37
Incumbent John Lowe defeated Mercadies Damratowski in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 37 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Lowe (Nonpartisan) | 75.7 | 12,903 |
| Mercadies Damratowski (Nonpartisan) | 24.3 | 4,134 | ||
| Total votes: 17,037 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 37
Incumbent John Lowe and Mercadies Damratowski advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 37 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Lowe (Nonpartisan) | 77.1 | 6,286 |
| ✔ | Mercadies Damratowski (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 1,865 | |
| Total votes: 8,151 | |||
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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.[1] Incumbent Galen Hadley did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
John Lowe defeated Bob Lammers in the Nebraska State Senate District 37 general election.[2][3]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 37 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Lowe |
53.26% | 8,600 |
| Bob Lammers | 46.74% | 7,547 |
| Total Votes | 16,147 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
John Lowe and Bob Lammers defeated Mike McShea in the Nebraska State Senate District 37 primary.[4][5]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 37 Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Lowe |
48.57% | 3,042 |
| Bob Lammers |
42.65% | 2,671 |
| Mike McShea | 8.78% | 550 |
| Total Votes | 6,263 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Lowe's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
Quality Education
- Excerpt: "To grow our economy we must focus on preparing every student to excel in a competitive marketplace. A 21st Century education, while incorporating the latest technology and understanding of the globalized marketplace, must also ensure students are better prepared to think critically. We must quit teaching to the test and focus again on ensuring that the teacher in every classroom has the tools and time necessary to reach each student."
Government Spending
- Excerpt: "As your next State Senator, John will use his experience as a small business owner to find efficiencies in state government, to cut waste, fraud and abuse and find new, innovative ways to provide critical state services while reducing spending. In less than a year, our new Governor and his team have shown this can be done and John is prepared to work together with colleagues in the Legislature and Executive branch to continue these necessary reforms."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "ObamaCare is not working and demonstrates why putting the federal government in charge of healthcare is the wrong approach to meaningful reform. The last two years have seen remarkable increases in individual premiums in Nebraska. Small businesses across the state continue to report that the new costs and regulatory burdens from ObamaCare are impeding growth. This means ObamaCare is preventing local economies from growing, and creating new jobs. As a state legislator, John will oppose efforts to expand ObamaCare at the state and local level."
Defending Religious Freedom
- Excerpt: "As a state legislator, John would work with Gov. Pete Ricketts and Attorney General Doug Peterson to protect the religious freedom of all Nebraskans and to push back on an out-of-control federal government."
Keeping Nebraskans Safe
- Excerpt: "The greatest duty of government is to promote the safety and welfare of the people. That is why John will work with local leaders in law enforcement and the criminal justice system to ensure they have the support necessary to keep our community safe. This includes working to ensure the Death Penalty is a viable option to deter criminal activity, promote justice and ensure the most heinous crimes receive a just punishment."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 18. A special session took place from July 25, 2024 to August 14, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 20.
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2021
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In 2021, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 27.
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2020
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In 2020, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 8 to August 13.
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2019
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In 2019, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 107th Legislature, 1st session from January 9 through May 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 106th Legislature, 2nd session from January 3 to April 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 105th Legislature, 1st session from January 4 to May 23.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ johnloweforlegislature.com, "Issues," accessed April 20, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Nebraska State Senate District 37 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Stanley Clouse (R) |
