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IndependentRunning for NE Governor · 2026
Rick Beard
Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana Now Party) is running for election for Governor of Nebraska . He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026 . He advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary on May 12, 2026 .
In brief
AI · verified vs data · 2026-07-03
Rick Beard, the Legal Marijuana Now Party's candidate, is running for Governor of Nebraska in the November 3, 2026 general election. He won his party's primary on May 12, 2026. In current polling, Beard trails opponent Jim Pillen, standing at about 12% to Pillen's roughly 45%. The race is rated as leaning Republican.
Governing & voting record
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No legislative record
Roll-call votes and sponsored bills are collected for members of Congress from congress.gov. There is no roll-call source for this office yet.
Where they stand
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Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
How they vote
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No party-unity or ideology scores
Party-unity and DW-NOMINATE ideology scores are only available for candidates with a congressional roll-call record.
Ratings from advocacy groups
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No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Career & history
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No career timeline
Career history is built from Wikipedia / Wikidata records. No matching public record was found for this candidate.
Public favorability
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No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
Donors & money
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No campaign finance on file
FEC filings appear here once the candidate's committee reports. Early-cycle and self-funding candidates often have nothing on record yet.
Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana Now Party) is running for election for Governor of Nebraska . He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026 . He advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary on May 12, 2026 .
Rick Beard, the Legal Marijuana Now Party's candidate, is running for Governor of Nebraska in the November 3, 2026 general election. He won his party's primary on May 12, 2026. In current polling, Beard trails opponent Jim Pillen, standing at about 12% to Pillen's roughly 45%. The race is rated as leaning Republican.
Governing & voting record
—
No legislative record
Roll-call votes and sponsored bills are collected for members of Congress from congress.gov. There is no roll-call source for this office yet.
Where they stand
—
Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
Career & history
—
No career timeline
Career history is built from Wikipedia / Wikidata records. No matching public record was found for this candidate.
Public favorability
—
No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
How they vote
—
No party-unity or ideology scores
Party-unity and DW-NOMINATE ideology scores are only available for candidates with a congressional roll-call record.
Ratings from advocacy groups
—
No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Donors & money
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No campaign finance on file
FEC filings appear here once the candidate's committee reports. Early-cycle and self-funding candidates often have nothing on record yet.