- See Mike Flood's sponsored bills →Mike FloodRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.7M raised
- Christopher BackemeyerDemocratic✓ Verified$1.0M raised
- Nik SandmanLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Mike Flood supports trade agreements that open markets for American goods and co-leads bills to extend rural hospital programs and expand mental health care access for college students 27. Christopher Backemeyer opposes broad tariffs that raise consumer costs and supports a public health care option while opposing cuts to Medicaid and VA health care 59. Nik Sandman supports 'parity pricing' for farm commodities and advocates for marijuana rescheduling to allow more scientific research 617.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Mike FloodRepublican | Christopher BackemeyerDemocratic | Nik SandmanLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Flood supports bipartisan efforts to make housing more affordable and attainable for Nebraska families. Flood supports trade agreements that open markets for American goods and co-sponsors legislation to protect consumers from energy cost increases. Flood votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, child-related acts, and financial exploitation prevention. | Backemeyer supports strengthening Nebraska’s rural economy by ending tariff chaos, passing a bipartisan Farm Bill, expanding biofuel markets, and breaking up agribusiness monopolies. Backemeyer opposes broad tariffs, saying they raise consumer costs and threaten the export markets Nebraska farmers depend on. | Sandman supports 'parity pricing' for farm commodities, saying corn currently sells for about one-fourth of its true parity price. |
| Healthcare | Flood co-leads bills to extend rural hospital programs and supports legislation expanding mental health care access for college students. Flood votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Backemeyer supports a public health care option and opposes cuts to Medicaid and VA health care. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Mike Flood co-leads bills to extend rural hospital programs and supports legislation expanding mental health care access for college students 1. He voted yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities 2. Christopher Backemeyer supports a public health care option and opposes cuts to Medicaid and VA health care 3. | |||
| Immigration | Flood supports securing the border and funding border security measures to reduce illegal crossings. Flood votes yea on multiple immigration-related acts including Secure America, DHS support, BOWOW, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | Backemeyer supports comprehensive immigration reform that is fair, humane, and effective, including a pathway to citizenship and secure borders. Backemeyer supports comprehensive immigration reform with fair pathways to citizenship, including for Dreamers, while securing the border. | Sandman says the U.S. needs secure, defensible borders and opposes extra-judicial killings by law enforcement in immigration enforcement. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Flood supports strengthening public safety through federal funding for community projects. Flood votes yea on acts enhancing guard safety, prison staff safety, privacy in purchases, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Sandman supports marijuana rescheduling, saying more scientific research needs to be done. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Mike Flood supports strengthening public safety through federal funding for community projects 1. He voted yea on acts enhancing guard safety, prison staff safety, privacy in purchases, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 2. Nik Sandman supports marijuana rescheduling, stating that more scientific research needs to be done 3. | |||
| Abortion | Flood votes for pro-life measures including the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and legislation supporting pregnant and parenting women. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Flood supports lowering taxes, cutting wasteful government spending, and making federal tax dollars work better for Nebraska. Flood votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, national security, and agriculture appropriations. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Sandman says Congress should be more thoughtful and intentional with federal spending and live within its means. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Mike Flood supports lowering taxes, cutting wasteful government spending, and improving the efficiency of federal tax dollars for Nebraska 1. He has voted in favor of tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, national security, and agriculture appropriations 2. Nik Sandman believes Congress should be more thoughtful and intentional with federal spending and live within its means 3. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Flood co-sponsors legislation to lift restrictions on ethanol sales and supports bipartisan efforts to label plant-based meat alternatives transparently. Flood votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Flood supports standing up to foreign adversaries like Communist China to protect America’s security. Flood supports the National Defense Authorization Act, securing funding for Offutt Air Force Base and pay raises for service members. Flood votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, yea on defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Sandman says the U.S. should seek peace, calling war 'our principal export' and saying that must change. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Mike Flood supports standing up to foreign adversaries like Communist China to protect America’s security 1. He voted against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and voted in favor of defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments 2. Nik Sandman says the U.S. should seek peace, calling war "our principal export" and stating that must change 3. | |||