Scott Thomas
NE
Founder of the Fremont-based nonprofit Village in Progress Nebraska and a regional director for the U.S. Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights. He has called for lower property taxes and smaller, leaner government.
Where Scott Thomas stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Testified in support of LB627, the Free Student Meals Act, at a state Education Committee hearing. He said it fixed the concern he had raised about an earlier school meals bill.
March 14, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Testified as a neutral witness on LB99, a bill to give free school meals to students, at a state Education Committee hearing. He asked lawmakers to also cover children in private schools.
February 13, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Testified in support of LB627, the Free Student Meals Act, at a state Education Committee hearing. He said it fixed the concern he had raised about an earlier school meals bill.
March 14, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Testified as a neutral witness on LB99, a bill to give free school meals to students, at a state Education Committee hearing. He asked lawmakers to also cover children in private schools.
February 13, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Testified in support of LB574 at a state Health and Human Services Committee hearing, speaking for his group Village in Progress Nebraska. As introduced, the bill banned gender-transition procedures for minors.
February 8, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
The Fremont Tribune reported that he founded the human rights nonprofit Village in Progress Nebraska in 2021. It also found 13 criminal cases in his name in Dodge County Court from 2005 to 2018; he said he was often treated unfairly.
May 10, 2024
Source: fremonttribune.com
Testified against LB516, a bill on school security and state grants to hire school mental health staff. He was the only opponent at the state Education Committee hearing.
March 13, 2023
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Past race Scott Thomas ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Fremont city, Nebraska