Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Merv Riepe

Nebraska State Senator, District 12 since 2014. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 3.

Nebraska State Senator, District 12Born 1942

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 6; 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.0%; Chamber median 2.7%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −11.8; Lost 2026
Elections: 5; 2014–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Health and Human Services
Legislative Performance Audit Special
Legislature's Planning Special

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 6 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

LB 1212 Provide for licensure of internationally trained physicians under the Uniform Credentialing Act and change…
Became law Apr 2026

LB 437 Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act
Became law Feb 2026

LB 41A Appropriation Bill
Became law Apr 2025

LB 41 Change provisions relating to blood tests for pregnant women
Became law Apr 2025

LB 42 Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disability facilities
Became law Mar 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Riepe sits in the Nebraska Legislature

Riepe is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Myron Dorn, Stan Clouse, Jana Hughes

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET

With Riepe’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans87%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Nebraska Legislature.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Riepe’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Riepe	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 10, 2026	LB 1187: Change provisions of the Livestock Brand Act	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 39–9
Apr 9, 2026	LB 1067: Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rate and…	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 36–13
Apr 7, 2026	LB 1114: Adopt the Community Improvement District Act and the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act,…	No	No	Yes	Failed 21–18
Apr 7, 2026	LB 937: Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change…	Present	No	Yes	Failed 21–17
Apr 2, 2026	LB 986: Allow expenditure of campaign funds for security services and systems under the Nebraska…	Present	No	Yes	Failed 18–20

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Riepe was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Nebraska Legislature, District 12 Nebraska Legislature, District 12

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2026	Nebraska Legislature, District 12	Lost	D+11.8
2022	Nebraska Legislature, District 12	Won	R+4.6
2018	Nebraska Legislature, District 12	Lost	D+11.7
2014	Nebraska Legislature, District 12	Won	R+27.9
2014	Nebraska Legislature, District 12 (primary)	Won	+28.0