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Margo Juarez
2025 - Present
2029
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Margo Juarez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 8, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2029.
Juarez ran for election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 5. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Juarez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Margo Juarez was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned a graduate degree from the University of Nebraska, Omaha in 1993. Her career experience includes working as a customer service professional.[1][2]
Juarez has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- South Omaha Eagles Club
- Assistance League of Omaha
- South High Alumni Association
- UNO Alumni
- South Omaha Veterans
- Community Club
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
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 5
Margo Juarez defeated Gilbert Ayala in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan)  | 57.6 | 6,275 |
 | Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 4,610 | |
| Total votes: 10,885 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5
Margo Juarez and Gilbert Ayala defeated Flint Harkness in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 5 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 1,337 |
| ✔ | | Gilbert Ayala (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 1,276 |
| Flint Harkness (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 935 | ||
| Total votes: 3,548 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Juarez in this election.
Pledges
Juarez signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 8
Incumbent Margo Juarez defeated Carl Satterfield Jr. in the general election for Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margo Juarez (Nonpartisan) | 55.4 | 3,728 |
| Carl Satterfield Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 2,915 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 92 | ||
| Total votes: 6,735 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Margo Juarez and Carl Satterfield Jr. advanced from the primary for Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 8.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Margo Juarez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Juarez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I support public schools. I do not support any mechanism used to choose public funding for private schools. We must keep our public schools strong.
- I am supportive of lowering property taxes in Nebraska. I think we need to continue to look for a long term solution to sustain lower property taxes. We need a massive review of where expenses can be reduced. We cannot keep raising the sales tax to meet the reduced property tax goal. I certainly support future casino income being used to meet Nebraska's fiscal needs.
- I want to advocate for meeting our long-term care needs, both urban and rural. My 100 year old mother lives in my home because there are not enough medicaid beds available. I know first hand, the challenge of elder care givers. If sustaining care continues in the home, then how can we support elder care givers? I am not against looking at tax credits or stipends. Possibly the immigrant workforce could fill this void.
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2022
Margo Juarez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 13, 2024
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Sen. Margo Juarez," accessed March 4, 2025
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mike McDonnell (R) |
Nebraska State Senate District 5 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Kimara Snipes |
Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 8 2021-2025 |
Succeeded by - |
