Larry Bolinger for Legislature Dist. 47

Larry is a veteran, a graduate of UNO, has a Bachelor of Science Degree, majored in Political Science, and minored in Criminology. He received a Master of Public Administration Degree from Bellevue University. Larry received the Omega Nu Lambda Honor Society for Academic Excellence in May of 2023. He ran his own contractor business for more than 20 years and authored 18 books. His last three books cover the 20 years he has spent in politics. He has written and researched more than 50 policies to help his community and State.

I volunteer with the Activate Alliance to help make it safer to walk, ride, and role around town. I also volunteer with the VIPS, which is a program that citizens volunteer to help the local police.

Nebraska 1st Initiative

We need to push a Nebraska 1st initiative. There are many ways that our government contracts with other States to do work that we can do in Nebraska. We should be utilizing our contractors and unions and investing in them. Investing in our own contractors and our own services is the only way to create economic stability. Hundreds of millions of dollars go to contracts with Colorado and Wyoming and that creates instability in our economy. If we want progressive improvements, we need to think of Nebraska first.

Health Programs.

There are many areas that need to be worked on and improved in our health programs. Over the past decade our government has decreased funds for clinics, drug rehab clinics, mental health clinics, and VA care. There are areas that I would want to work on and improve. To date, most people that need drug rehab or mental health end up in our correctional facilities rather than get the help they need. This has increased the recidivism rates and overpopulated our jail system. Utilizing drug courts, drug rehab facilities, mental health facilities, and a diverse diversion program has shown to reduce the recidivism rates by 60%.

Reduce Energy Cost by 60%

• I will continue to work on a program that I've been researching that will decrease greenhouse gases, improve energy efficiency, and put more money into each district while decreasing everyone's gas and electric bills. The research shows that on average would decrease utilities by 60%. This program will bring more money into each community in the entire state, and at the same time it would reinvest into each community to advance educations and technology. We keep funds reinvesting into our own communities rather than spending our tax dollars in other States.

Political Accomplishments:

• Advanced policies to help increase housing in downtown Alliance.

• Advanced policies to help businesses create diversified incomes in downtown Alliance.

• Addressed policy issues in our meat packing industries that helped create the State Meat packing policy that helped drive down the price of meat across the state. It helped Ranchers and consumers get a better price.

• Developed a Community Bike Share program.

• Fought against a corrupt government and won. By getting rid of the corrupt people in government, the community started thriving and crime was reduced by 30%.

• Hold the record number of votes in Nebraska for a third-party candidate when I ran for Attorney General.

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