Lou Ann Linehan
2017 - Present
2025
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Lou Ann Linehan (Republican Party) is a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 39. She assumed office on January 4, 2017. Her current term ends on January 8, 2025.
Linehan ran for re-election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 39. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
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Biography
Linehan attended the University of Nebraska and sold life insurance, health insurance, and annuities during her early career. She later served as chief of staff to former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel and worked for the U.S. Department of State until her retirement from federal service in 2012.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Linehan was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Linehan was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Linehan was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Committee
- Revenue Committee, Chairperson
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2024
Lou Ann Linehan 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 39
Incumbent Lou Ann Linehan defeated Allison Heimes in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lou Ann Linehan (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 15,367 | |
| Allison Heimes (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 12,087 | ||
| Total votes: 27,454 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 39
Incumbent Lou Ann Linehan and Allison Heimes advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 39 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lou Ann Linehan (Nonpartisan) | 61.7 | 8,355 | |
| ✔ | Allison Heimes (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 5,176 | |
| Total votes: 13,531 | ||||
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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.[2] Incumbent Beau McCoy did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Lou Ann Linehan defeated Bill Armbrust in the Nebraska State Senate District 39 general election.[3][4]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lou Ann Linehan |
54.87% | 11,729 |
| Bill Armbrust | 45.13% | 9,646 |
| Total Votes | 21,375 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Lou Ann Linehan and Bill Armbrust defeated Pat Borchers in the Nebraska State Senate District 39 primary.[5][6]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 39 Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lou Ann Linehan |
37.87% | 2,336 |
| Bill Armbrust |
31.95% | 1,971 |
| Pat Borchers | 30.18% | 1,862 |
| Total Votes | 6,169 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Linehan's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
| “ | As your next state senator, I will fight:
I’m running for the Legislature because our taxes are too high. We need a tax code that encourages job creation and economic growth, and helps to keep retirees and young people from moving to states where taxes are lower.[8] |
” |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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
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Candidate Nebraska State Senate District 39 |
Officeholder Nebraska State Senate District 39 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ linehanforlegislature.com, "Meet Lou Ann," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ linehanforlegislature.com, "Issues," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Nebraska State Senate District 39 2017-Present |
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