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Ed Rieker

NE · North Platte City Council Member, Ward 4

Ed Rieker has served on the North Platte City Council for Ward 4 since 2018 and owns and manages Alpha & Associates. He wants to limit the size of government and sharply reduce the use of tax increment financing.

Where Ed Rieker stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Housing Affordability (1 record)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (5 support · 3 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 5 support · 3 oppose

  • Moved to adopt the city's 2026-2027 budget; it passed 8-0.

    September 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against a TIF plan for Chief Industries' $13 million Newberry Village housing project; it passed 5-3.

    June 2, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted to issue up to $52 million in bonds to expand the Recreation Center and Cody Pool; it passed 7-1.

    October 15, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against a TIF plan for the $5.1 million, 28-unit Canteen Commons apartments; it passed with the mayor's tie-breaking vote.

    June 4, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against adding $25,000 to the city's yearly payment to the Chamber and its development group in the 2023-2024 budget; it passed 4-3.

    September 7, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against a tax increment financing (TIF) plan for Wilkinson Development's commercial project at Interstate 80 Exit 179; it passed 5-3.

    April 4, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Cast the only vote against the city's 2022-2023 property tax rate; it passed 6-1.

    October 4, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted for the plan to bring the Sustainable Beef meatpacking plant to North Platte, including land sale and $21.5 million in tax increment financing (TIF); it passed 8-0.

    December 7, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: knopnews2.com

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 oppose

  • Voted against applying for a $1 million state grant to start a rural workforce housing land program; it passed 5-3.

    January 17, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability

    Source: northplattene.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Voted to issue up to $52 million in bonds to expand the Recreation Center and Cody Pool; it passed 7-1.

    October 15, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: northplattene.gov

Track record — General

General · 10 records

  • Served on the North Platte Housing Authority board from 2005 to 2010 and ran Alpha & Associates in North Platte.

    May 6, 2026

    Source: nptelegraph.com

  • Voted against rezoning a lot at 2200 East 2nd Street from homes to highway commercial after neighbors raised traffic worries; it failed 3-4.

    April 21, 2026

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against annexing homes and land along East 6th Street over owners' objections; the annexations passed 6-2.

    December 2, 2025

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against rezoning four homes on South Elm Street for a fitness and youth training center after neighbors objected; it failed 2-5.

    June 3, 2025

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against an amended contract for the North Platte Mall redevelopment project; it passed 5-2.

    February 4, 2025

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against a study labeling large parts of North Platte 'extremely blighted,' which opens more development incentives; it passed 5-3 with the mayor's tie-breaking vote.

    May 7, 2024

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted to keep closing-hour limits in new city rules for skill-game parlors, then voted for the rules; they passed 6-2.

    October 3, 2023

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against letting stores and bars sell alcohol on Sundays starting at 8 a.m.; the change passed 5-3.

    October 18, 2022

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against the rewrite of the city's home-zoning rules (Ordinance 4092); it passed 5-3.

    June 7, 2022

    Source: northplattene.gov

  • Voted against annexing land east of town along East 4th Street and Highway 30, including farm and airport-area land; the annexations passed 5-3.

    March 15, 2022

    Source: northplattene.gov

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