Mike Flood
RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 1st district since 2022; former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Mike Flood, running for re-election.
Republican Rep. Mike Flood, in Congress since 2022, is seeking re-election; candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State's final general-election candidate list.
U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 1st district since 2022; former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
Former State Department official who served on the White House National Security Council staff
Retired farmer and rural mail carrier
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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RepublicanMike Flood
Voted to cut taxes for families and for measures he calls No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime and No Tax on Social Security, and says he will keep backing policies that grow the economy and make life more affordable.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports expanding the Child Tax Credit and rebalancing the tax code so billionaires and corporations pay what he calls their fair share.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
Voted for legislation funding Border Patrol, border security technology and efforts against fentanyl, and says he will keep supporting policies that keep the border secure.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship, strong southern border security, clawing back what he calls nearly $75 billion in excess ICE funding, and barring federal funds for detaining children.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
Calls China one of the nation's greatest threats; voted for $150 billion to strengthen the military and deterrence against China, and has worked to keep Chinese technology off Nebraska cell towers and stop Chinese Communist Party farmland purchases.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
No published position found.
LibertarianNik Sandman
Says the U.S. should seek peace, that war has become the country's principal export and that this must change; supports the Constitution's requirement that Congress declare war.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
Voted for a rescission package and introduced the No More D.C. Waste Act targeting what he calls excessive federal funding, and says he will keep working to control federal spending.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
No published position found.
LibertarianNik Sandman
Would cut defense spending, end corporate welfare and balance the budget through spending cuts.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports a public option to guarantee universal coverage and extending the Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits.
LibertarianNik Sandman
Supports Medicare for All covering prescriptions, dental, vision and mental health, with no premiums or deductibles.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports ending what he calls tariff chaos, a long-term bipartisan Farm Bill, expanded biofuel markets including year-round E15 sales, and breaking up agribusiness monopolies.
LibertarianNik Sandman
Supports parity pricing so farmers receive their cost of production plus a fair profit instead of subsidies he says favor corporate agriculture, and would break up agricultural monopolies and enforce antitrust laws.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
Launched Nebraska Backs the Blue, a bipartisan coalition to strengthen support for law enforcement and recruit more officers to Nebraska.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
No published position found.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
Says he worked with both parties to pass his bipartisan bill to cut red tape and make it more affordable to build new homes.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
No published position found.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports protecting a woman's right to choose in Nebraska and nationwide.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports a strong national defense and alliances built through diplomacy, and reasserting Congress's war powers to authorize military action and prevent unilateral presidential war-making.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Would reverse VA cuts he calls harmful and expand veteran entrepreneurship, hiring and housing assistance programs.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
Supports term limits for members of Congress and the judiciary and a mandatory retirement age for the president, members of Congress and the judiciary.
LibertarianNik Sandman
No published position found.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
No published position found.
LibertarianNik Sandman
Opposes warrantless searches, civil asset forfeiture without a conviction and detention without due process.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Flood
No published position found.
DemocraticChris Backemeyer
No published position found.
LibertarianNik Sandman
Supports reducing unnecessary regulations and trusting people to make their own decisions about their lives, families and businesses.
America FirstDan Hartong
No published position found.
Dan Hartong hasn’t published positions we could find.