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By Jon Capps, Candidate for Nebraska Legislature – District 38 Drive through our district's eight counties, and you’ll see what I see — the heart of Nebraska. Main streets that still wave Old Glory. Neighbors who show up when a storm rolls through. Churches that double as meeting halls and town halls where people still know your name. But you’ll also see what I see in Blue Hill, Franklin, Oxford, Beaver City, and so many of our towns: empty storefronts, crumbling sidewalks, a

By Jon Capps, Candidate for Nebraska Legislature – District 38 If you talk to farmers, ranchers, or homeowners in Clay, Nuckolls, Webster, Franklin, Harlan, Phelps, Furnas, or Red Willow counties, one concern comes up over and over — property taxes are crushing us . It’s not just about the annual bill. It’s about families wondering if they can keep the farm in the family. It’s about young couples deciding whether they can afford to buy a home in their own hometown. It’s about

Rural Nebraska works because of strong communities — not bureaucracy. I believe families, churches, and local organizations solve problems better than distant government agencies. In Lincoln, I’ll fight to restore that balance and keep civil society strong in District 38.

By Jon Capps, Candidate for Nebraska Legislature – District 38 In today’s politics, too many people confuse winning the debate with solving the problem. In the real world, that doesn’t work. If your tractor’s broken down, you don’t argue about whose fault it is — you fix it and get back to work. That’s how I believe Nebraska’s Legislature should operate: rooted in strong principles, but always focused on real-world results. My core values aren’t negotiable: The Constitution i

By Jon Capps, Candidate for Nebraska Legislature – District 38 If you spend any time on social media or cable news, you’d think the only question that matters is, “Who’s right?” We’ve turned politics into a sport where our side has to win every point, every round, every news cycle. But in the real world — in our eight counties here in District 38 — what matters is not who’s right in the argument. It’s what works  in the outcome. When you’re running a farm, you don’t care whet

I recently read an article by George Ayoub in the Nebraska Examiner (August 25, 2025) titled “Free, fair and safe elections still work.”...