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Merv Riepe
2023 - Present
2027
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Merv Riepe (Republican Party) is a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Riepe ran for election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Riepe served in the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 12 from 2015 to 2019.
Biography
Merv Riepe was born in Griswold, Iowa, and lives in Nebraska. Riepe graduated from Griswold High School in 1960. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1963 as a hospital corpsman. Riepe earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1968 and an M.A. in health care policy and hospital management from the University of Iowa in 1970. His career experience includes working as a hospital executive. Riepe was a member of the Ralston Board of Education, the Mid-America Council of Scouts board, Nebraska Wesleyan University's president’s advisory board, and the Combined Health Agencies Drive board. Riepe also chaired Outlook Nebraska, Inc.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Riepe was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • General Affairs |
| • Health and Human Services, Chair |
| • Urban Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Riepe served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture |
| • General Affairs |
| • Health and Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 12
Merv Riepe defeated Robin Richards in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 5,942 |
 | Robin Richards (Nonpartisan)  | 47.7 | 5,418 | |
| Total votes: 11,360 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 12
Merv Riepe and Robin Richards defeated Haile Kucera and Bob Borgeson in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 12 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 3,038 |
| ✔ | | Robin Richards (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 1,369 |
| Haile Kucera (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 1,185 | ||
| Bob Borgeson (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 1,163 | ||
| Total votes: 6,755 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bryce Lukowski (Nonpartisan)
2020
See also: Ralston Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Ralston Public Schools school board At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 3,546 |
| ✔ | Heather Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 18.6 | 3,288 | |
| ✔ | | Robin Richards (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 3,074 |
 | Patrick McPherson (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 2,616 | |
| Catherine Payne (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 2,555 | ||
| Jodi Norton (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 2,480 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 112 | ||
| Total votes: 17,671 | |||
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2018
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 12
Steve Lathrop defeated incumbent Merv Riepe in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Lathrop (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 7,030 |
| Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan) | 44.2 | 5,559 | |
| Total votes: 12,589 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 12
Steve Lathrop and incumbent Merv Riepe advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 12 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Lathrop (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 2,658 |
| ✔ | | Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 2,313 |
| Total votes: 4,971 | |||
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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. Merv Riepe and Greg Hosch defeated Joseph Hering in the primary election. Riepe defeated Hosch in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Independent |  Merv Riepe |
64% | 5,622 | |
| Independent | Greg Hosch | 36% | 3,167 | |
| Total Votes | 8,789 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Merv Riepe |
58.8% | 2,468 |
| Greg Hosch |
30.9% | 1,298 |
| Joseph Hering | 10.2% | 428 |
| Total Votes | 4,194 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Merv Riepe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Riepe's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
- Excerpt: "Lower the tax burden and promote tax fairness"
- Excerpt: "Eliminate wasteful spending and needless duplication"
- Excerpt: "Create jobs to keep our children and grandchildren in Nebraska"
- Excerpt: "Contain growth of entitlement spending"
- Excerpt: "Get tough on crime–reform good-time laws and deal wit prison overcrowding"
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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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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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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2015
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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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Riepe is married and has one child.[6]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Nebraska State Senate District 12 |
Officeholder Nebraska State Senate District 12 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature "Sen. Merv Riepe," accessed March 28, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ voteriepe.com, "Issues," accessed March 14, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 14, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Steve Lathrop (D) |
Nebraska State Senate District 12 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Ralston Public Schools school board At-large 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Steve Lathrop |
Nebraska State Senate District 12 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Steve Lathrop (D) |
