Nebraska Republican Party


The Nebraska Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Nebraska. The party is led by chair Mary Jane Truemper. Its headquarters is located in Lincoln. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all of Nebraska's three U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the state legislature, and the governorship.

Party history

After 1860, Republicans dominated state elections in Nebraska for 30 years. The state has been strongly Republican during presidential elections.
As a result of a referendum in 1934, Nebraska has the United States' only unicameral legislature, known as the Nebraska Unicameral. All representatives are officially nonpartisan. Despite this, Republicans have held a majority in the state legislature for several decades.

Political campaigns

In December 2009, the party organized a nationwide effort to unseat Democratic Senator Ben Nelson in 2012 under the theme "Give Ben The Boot".
For the 2024 United States elections, the state party made the unorthodox decision to support none of Nebraska's five incumbents throughout the primary season. The party endorsed opponents to Don Bacon, Adrian Smith and Pete Ricketts and did not endorse Deb Fischer nor Mike Flood in their races. All incumbents prevailed by large margins in their primary races; the closest was Bacon with a 24-point difference.

Current elected officials

The Nebraska Republican Party currently controls all six statewide offices, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and all of the state's U.S. House seats.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

The Nebraska Republican Party has 34 executive officers. They are each a part of the executive committee where they approve business policies, general affairs, the annual budget, legislative plan, and the political plan of the state party. There are 30 members that have voting power, and 4 members that are considered ex-officio who do not have voting power.
Officer RoleOfficeholder
State ChairmanMary Jane Truemper
National CommitteemanWilliam Feely
National CommitteewomanFanchon Blythe
TreasurerDave Plond
Vice ChairmanColton Schaardt
Assistant State Chairman IVacant
Assistant State Chairman IIJon Tucker
Assistant State Chairman IIISue Grenwold
Assistant State Chairman At LargeCraig Sefranek
SecretaryNot Listed
Finance ChairmanTy Betka
General CounselPerry Pirsch
CD1 ChairmanLoreen Reynante
CD1 Vice-chairmanStacy Parroquin
CD1 Member-at-largeJeanne Griesen
CD2 ChairmanSusie Bliss
CD2 Vice-chairmanScott Petersen
CD2 Member-at-largeJacob Wolff
CD3 ChairmanChris Vail
CD3 Vice-chairmanMorissa Benson
CD3 Member-at-largeJohn McHargue
CD1 County Chairman Representative I Jack Riggins
CD1 County Chairman Representative IINot Listed
CD2 County Chairman Representative INot Listed
CD2 County Chairman Representative IINot Listed
CD3 County Chairman Representative INot Listed
CD3 County Chairman Representative IINot Listed
CD3 County Chairman Representative IIINot Listed
CD3 County Chairman Representative IVNot Listed
State Federation of Republican Women President Not Listed
State Young Republican Chairman Patrick Roy
State College Republicans of America Chairman Not Listed
State High School Republican Chairman Not Listed
Immediate Past State Chairman
Eric Underwood

Electoral history

Gubernatorial