Nebraska — 1st District

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports lowering costs and raising corporate taxes

Backemeyer focuses on lowering everyday costs for housing, groceries, energy, and child care while rebalancing the tax code. He advocates for expanding the Child Tax Credit, ending trade tariffs, cutting housing red tape, and breaking up corporate monopolies.

• Expand the Child Tax Credit
• Rebalance tax code so billionaires and corporations pay fair share
• End trade wars and tariffs to reduce costs
• Cut red tape delaying housing projects
• Break up corporate monopolies

“Families in Nebraska are feeling the squeeze on every front. Families are paying more for housing, energy, groceries, and child care, while politicians argue and corporations profit.”

Mike Flood

Supports tax cuts and spending reductions

Flood emphasizes cutting taxes, reducing government spending, and deregulation to fight inflation and lower costs. He supported passing No Tax on Tips, Overtime, and Social Security, protecting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and writing bipartisan legislation for affordable housing.

• Supported No Tax on Tips, Overtime, and Social Security
• Protect President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
• Authored bipartisan bill to make housing more affordable and attainable
• Voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023
• Voted for H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)

“I ran for Congress promising to lower taxes, secure our border, and cut wasteful spending. I supported the largest tax cut in American history, passing No Tax on Tips, Overtime, and Social Security.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports comprehensive reform and ICE restrictions

Backemeyer advocates for comprehensive immigration reform featuring a pathway to citizenship and family preservation. He proposes clawing back $75 billion in excess ICE funding, banning federal funds for detaining children, and reforming the agriculture workforce system while maintaining southern border security.

• Pass comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship
• Claw back nearly $75 billion in excess ICE funding
• Prohibit federal funds from being used to detain children
• Limit unilateral expansions of ICE detention facilities
• Reform the agriculture workforce system

“Claw back nearly $75 billion in excess funding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and prohibit the use of any federal funds to detain children”

Mike Flood

Supports border wall and strict enforcement

Flood supports strict border security, completing the southern border wall, increasing funding for CBP and ICE, and opposing amnesty or pathways to citizenship. He voted for the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2), the Laken Riley Act, and deporting noncitizens arrested for DUIs.

• Complete President Trump's border wall and expand ICE/CBP funding
• Oppose amnesty and any pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants
• Voted for Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2)
• Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5)
• Voted to impeach Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

“We must complete President Trump's border wall, expand funding for Customs and Border Protection and ICE, and close loopholes in our immigration laws. I oppose amnesty and any pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports public option and Medicare expansion

Backemeyer proposes establishing a public healthcare option to achieve universal coverage and force insurance competition. He supports lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60, allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices against Big Pharma, extending ACA tax credits, and protecting rural hospitals.

• Enact a true public option to guarantee universal coverage
• Lower Medicare eligibility age to 60
• Extend ACA premium tax credits
• Take on Big Pharma to lower prescription drug costs
• Restore Medicaid funding and invest in rural hospitals

“Enact a true public option to guarantee universal coverage and force insurance companies to compete by offering lower prices and better coverage”

Mike Flood

Supports market competition and pre-existing protections

Flood favors reducing healthcare costs by increasing market competition while maintaining protections for patients with pre-existing conditions and seniors. He opposed the Inflation Reduction Act and government healthcare mandates.

• Increase competition to reduce healthcare costs
• Protect patients with pre-existing conditions and seniors
• Opposed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
• Oppose mask mandates, vaccine passports, and mandatory testing

“Health care is too expensive, and government intervention has only made the problem worse. I'll work to increase competition and reduce the cost of health care while protecting patients with pre-existing conditions and seniors.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports antitrust enforcement and E15 expansion

Backemeyer supports passing a long-term bipartisan Farm Bill, ending tariffs that harm producers, and breaking up agribusiness monopolies squeezing family farms. He also advocates for permanent year-round sales of E15 biofuels and expanding rural broadband.

• Pass a long-term, bipartisan Farm Bill
• Break up agribusiness monopolies
• Expand markets for biofuels with permanent year-long E15 sales
• End tariff chaos affecting agricultural export markets
• Expand rural broadband infrastructure

“Break up agribusiness monopolies that squeeze family farms and prevent competitive markets”

Mike Flood

Supports free trade and Renewable Fuel Standard

Flood supports Nebraska agricultural producers by promoting free and fair trade, protecting family farming and ranching, and opposing anti-competitive behavior in meatpacking. He strongly defends the Renewable Fuel Standard for ethanol and opposes the Green New Deal.

• Expand free, fair trade for ag producers
• Oppose anti-competitive behavior in meatpacking
• Maintain federal commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard
• Oppose the Green New Deal
• Invest in quality infrastructure and rural high-speed broadband

“In Congress, I'll have their backs, working to expand free, fair trade, support family farming and ranching, oppose anti-competitive behavior in meatpacking, and fight the farm-killing Green New Deal.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports term limits and banning congressional stock trading

Backemeyer champions ethics reform to address Washington dysfunction, including congressional stock trading bans and term limits. He also advocates for mandatory retirement ages across federal branches and overturning Citizens United to eliminate dark money.

• Ban stock trading by members of Congress
• Enact term limits for Congress and the judicial branch
• Establish mandatory retirement ages for the president, Congress, and judiciary
• Overturn Citizens United to end dark money in politics
• Restore Congressional oversight and checks on executive power

“I’m running to restore trust by pushing for real ethics reform: banning stock trading by members of Congress; enforcing term limits for Congress and the judicial branch; establishing mandatory retirement ages for the president, members of Congress, and the judiciary; and overturning Citizens United to end the influence of dark money.”

Mike Flood

Supports term limits and local election control

Flood signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and advocates for keeping federal hands off state election laws. He supported changing Nebraska's presidential electoral vote allocation to a winner-take-all system and voted for the SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship for voting.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge
• Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring documentary proof of citizenship to vote
• Signed 2024 letter calling for Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all electoral vote allocation system
• Supports voter ID laws and local election administration

“Nebraska's election laws should be decided by Nebraska voters, not Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports federal abortion rights

Backemeyer supports protecting abortion rights both in Nebraska and nationwide. He has earned endorsements from regional reproductive rights leaders.

• Protect a woman's right to choose in Nebraska and nationwide
• Endorsed by Chris Funk, former CEO of Planned Parenthood of Lincoln and Nebraska

“Protect a woman’s right to choose in Nebraska and nationwide”

Mike Flood

Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding

Flood is a pro-life advocate who maintains that human life begins at conception. He supports federal restrictions on abortion and prohibiting taxpayer funds from subsidizing abortion services.

• Supports federal abortion bans
• Expands prohibitions on taxpayer subsidies for abortion
• Defends conscience rights and human life from conception to natural death

“Life is a precious gift from God that begins at conception. I've been a pro-life champion in the Legislature, and I'll take the same fight to Washington. In Congress, I'll work to ban abortions and expand prohibitions on taxpayer subsidies for abortion.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports clean energy investment and biofuel expansion

Backemeyer supports investments in clean energy technology and expanding biofuels like E15 to transition to lower-cost energy while supporting rural economies.

• Expand markets for biofuels including permanent E15 sales
• Federal investments to lower energy costs for families

“Expand markets for biofuels, including through permanent, year-long sales of E15”

Mike Flood

Supports traditional energy exploration and opposes Green New Deal

Flood favors an all-of-the-above energy strategy incorporating oil, natural gas, coal, and ethanol. He staunchly opposes the Green New Deal, carbon taxes, and pipeline restrictions, having voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1).

• Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1)
• Support energy exploration including coal, natural gas, and ethanol
• Oppose the Green New Deal, mileage taxes, and carbon taxes
• Protect domestic oil and gas production and pipeline permitting

“We must support energy exploration and the use of reliable, affordable energy sources like ethanol, coal, and natural gas. Only an all-of-the-above approach will ensure Americans secure access to affordable energy for our vehicles, homes, and businesses.”

Christopher Backemeyer

Supports alliance diplomacy, VA investments, and war power limits

Drawing on 21 years of national security experience, Backemeyer advocates for strong defense, strengthening international alliances, and reasserting congressional war powers. He supports reversing VA cuts and expanding veteran entrepreneurship, hiring, and housing programs.

• Reassert Congressional war powers to prevent unilateral presidential war-making
• Reverse cuts to the VA to improve mental health care and claims processing
• Expand veteran entrepreneurship, hiring initiatives, and housing assistance
• Strengthen international alliances through principled diplomacy

“Avoid forever wars by reasserting Congressional war powers to authorize military actions and prevent unilateral presidential war-making”

Mike Flood

Supports military modernization and strong national defense

Flood emphasizes robust military funding to counter foreign adversaries like China and Russia and dominate emerging domains like space and cyber defense. He voted for NDAA measures and the PACT Act for toxic-exposed veterans.

• Voted for National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023, FY 2024, FY 2025
• Voted for PACT Act of 2022 to expand healthcare for toxic-exposed veterans
• Invest in space and cyber defense domains
• Confront foreign adversaries including Communist China

“Now more than ever, we must provide our armed forces with the resources to continue American military might for decades to come. We must invest in dominating new domains, like space and cyber”

Mike Flood

Opposes gun control restrictions

Flood advocates for protecting Second Amendment rights and opposes federal gun control measures. He voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

• Voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808)
• Oppose any attempt to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms

“I will oppose any attempt to infringe on Americans' fundamental liberties, including our freedoms of speech and religion and our sacred right to keep and bear arms.”