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Lynne Walz OppScore Rating: -0.42

Lynne Walz is a Democrat Governor for Nebraska and holds an OppScore of -0.42. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Lynne Walz is a lifelong Nebraskan from Fremont who grew up on a family hog farm and now serves as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2026. A former two-term state senator representing District 15, she built a record of bipartisan work as Education Committee chair while winning reelection in a strongly Republican district.

Lynne Walz rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Governor
• State: Nebraska
• OppScore: -0.42 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Partial record, documented on 14 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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