Nebraska became the 37th state on March 1, 1867.

Its civic life includes agriculture, the Platte River, Omaha, Lincoln, small towns, rail and freight networks, water policy, schools, and the nation’s only unicameral state legislature. Public decisions often involve rural services, property taxes, education, infrastructure, and the relationship between local communities and a distinctive state lawmaking system. This page exists to get residents from background context to Nebraska’s actual representatives and the primary sources that document state government.

Equality Before the Law

State Motto
U.S. Representatives3Population-based districts
U.S. Senators2Same for every state
StatehoodMarch 1, 186737th state admitted
Federal Delegation

Nebraska's voice in Congress.

Every state has two senators. Its number of representatives is set by population and can change after each census.

5Members total
3Districts
119thCurrent Congress
About Congress About the Senate About the House State Election Office

Nebraska's Delegation

Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.

Senator

Deb Fischer (Republican)

Senator

Pete Ricketts (Republican)

District 1

Mike Flood (Republican)

District 2

Don Bacon (Republican)

District 3

Adrian Smith (Republican)

The states are the laboratories of democracy.

Justice Louis Brandeis

State Leadership

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Governor

Jim Pillen (Republican)

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Lieutenant Governor

Joe Kelly (Republican)

Quick Facts

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Capital

Lincoln

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Population

Approximately 2.02 million

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Electoral votes

5

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Congressional districts

3

Official Links

Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.

NE.gov

Official Nebraska state government portal.

Nebraska Legislature

State bill text, committee schedules, and session information.

Elections Office

Elections, voter registration, and official filings.

Congress.gov

Federal bill text, actions, sponsors, and public laws.

How Nebraska government works

Nebraska government works through executive agencies, the state legislature, and state courts. Use this tab to choose the right path: agencies for services, the legislature for bills and hearings, and courts for cases, records, forms, and legal-help resources.

Executive Branch

Governor, agencies, and public services

Nebraska’s executive branch is led by the governor and supported by statewide offices, departments, boards, and agencies. This is usually the best starting point for public services, licenses, benefits, public safety, transportation, revenue, employment, education, and other state-administered programs.

Legislative Branch

Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska’s legislature introduces bills, holds committee hearings, debates policy, approves state budgets, conducts oversight, and represents districts across Nebraska.

Judicial Branch

Courts, records, and legal help

Nebraska’s judicial branch handles trial-court cases, appeals, court administration, records, forms, and legal-help resources. Visitors dealing with a court date, filing, case search, legal form, or self-help question should start with the official state judiciary resources.

Nebraska voting guide

This state-page tab brings together practical voting resources for Nebraska voters. You can register or update your registration, check registration status, find where to vote, review ballot resources, learn about mail or absentee voting, and use official election-calendar links for final deadlines and dates.

Voting Tools

Plain-language tools that open inside this state voting tab.

NE Links

Official Nebraska election-office links for deadlines, registration, polling places, ballots, accessibility, rights, and state election calendars.

Official election officeRegister to vote or update registrationCheck registration statusAbsentee, mail, and early voting informationFind your polling placeFind ballot and election informationVoting accessibility resourcesVoting rights resourcesElection calendar and dates

While we do our best to provide accurate information, be sure to use your official state election calendar for final details.