John McCollister
John McCollister (Republican Party) was a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 7, 2015. He left office on January 4, 2023.
McCollister ran for election to the Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors to represent Subdivision 6 in Nebraska. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
2021-2022
McCollister was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
McCollister was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Banking, Commerce and Insurance |
| • Natural Resources |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCollister served on the following committees:
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| • Business and Labor |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Urban Affairs, Vice Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2022)
General election
General election for Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 6
Incumbent Mike McGowan defeated John McCollister in the general election for Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike McGowan (Nonpartisan) | 50.5 | 14,209 | |
 | John McCollister (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 13,713 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 223 | ||
| Total votes: 28,145 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 6
John McCollister and incumbent Mike McGowan defeated Dan Ryberg in the primary for Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 6 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCollister (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 8,363 |
| ✔ | Mike McGowan (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 5,553 | |
| Dan Ryberg (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 3,894 | ||
| Total votes: 17,810 | |||
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2018
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 20
Incumbent John McCollister defeated Jackie Collett in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCollister (Nonpartisan) | 58.8 | 8,689 |
| Jackie Collett (Nonpartisan) | 41.2 | 6,089 | ||
| Total votes: 14,778 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 20
Incumbent John McCollister and Jackie Collett defeated Chris Anne Dienstbier in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 20 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCollister (Nonpartisan) | 63.2 | 4,213 |
| ✔ | Jackie Collett (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 1,968 | |
| Chris Anne Dienstbier (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 482 | ||
| Total votes: 6,663 | |||
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2014
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for challengers wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014, two days after the statutory deadline, which fell on a Saturday. Incumbents were required to file for election by February 18, 2014, three days after the statutory deadline, which fell on the Saturday prior to Presidents Day. John McCollister and Matt Lathrop defeated Laura Baumgartner in the primary election. McCollister defeated Lathrop in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Independent |  John McCollister |
52.1% | 6,409 | |
| Independent | Matt Lathrop | 47.9% | 5,898 | |
| Total Votes | 12,307 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John McCollister |
49.5% | 3,389 |
| Matt Lathrop |
32.5% | 2,227 |
| Laura Baumgartner | 18% | 1,232 |
| Total Votes | 6,848 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John McCollister participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 14, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John McCollister's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Responsible Tax Relief 2) Supporting Small Businesses |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I’m running for re-election to continue our effort of solving problems to maintain our quality of life, improve education, and support growing Omaha’s economy. Because after knocking on doors with neighbors for the last three years, we know that’s what matter to families of District 20. While in the Nebraska Legislature, I've been a recognized bipartisan leader, advocating for our military families and veterans, children, and taxpayers. I've also worked to pass key legislation to provide more oversight and transparency of state tax dollars. I remain committed to bringing people together around fiscally responsible solutions, while prioritizing our small businesses, public schools and middle class families. We need State Senators now more than ever that mix common-sense with broad coalitions to solve the problems facing our community.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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2014
McCollister's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
- Excerpt: "John will fight to reduce our excessive tax burden"
- Excerpt: "John will fight for public sector pension reform"
- Excerpt: "John will fight for criminal justice reform and safer neighborhoods"
- Excerpt: "John will fight for quality education"
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2022
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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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2016
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In 2016, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 104th Legislature, 2nd session from January 6 to April 20.
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In 2015, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 104th Legislature, 1st session from January 7 to May 29.
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Personal
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McCollister and his wife have three children.[8]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 6 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Results of Nebraska Primary Election," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Results: General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John McCollister's responses," April 14, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ votemccollister.com, "Issues," accessed March 14, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 14, 2014
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Nebraska State Senate District 20 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by John Fredrickson (D) |
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