Felix Ungerman

25 Year Air Force Veteran and Retiree, mostly stationed at Offutt Air Force Base. I serve on the Bellevue Public School Foundation Board, helping to honor and support our educators and students. I earned a Bachelors degree and 3 Masters Degrees. I have led Congressional Constituent Services in the Greater Omaha area since 2017 and was honored to be awarded the top office in Congress (out of 435 offices) for Constituent Services in 2021. I believe we need more principled leaders, who listen, learn, serve the people who elected us, and make good policy that will preserve the "Good Life" in Nebraska and make it even greater for our children and future generations of Nebraskans!

• Property Taxes must be addressed so we dont continually have excessive, unbounded increases like we saw in 2023 that crippled many household budgets and lifestyles. Creating a reasonable cap on how much property taxes can increase each year is essential, but also allowing for increases to cover our essential services.
• We have a critical workforce shortage issue in Nebraska and we must be a state that people WANT to live in, stay in, work in, come to, and raise their family in. We must offer programs to encourage the education and training that leads to filling our most critical needs, including the trades. We need to eliminate barriers and create pathways for people in Nebraska to rapidly get to work, whether military spouses and/or veterans with existing certificates and skillsets from other states, refugees, new residents, and others.
• We must ensure the safety of our schools, streets, and communities. The most important thing about our freedoms is the safety and security to enjoy them. No one should ever have to live in fear. We are the greatest and free-est nation in history and for all that great Americans have fought and died for to give us this blessing, we should have the safest nation and environments to live and enjoy our lives every day.

- Military, Veterans, Government Affairs
- Taxation Reform
- Ensuring our budgets spend taxdollars responsibly
- Enabling the best possible Education for our youth
- Ensuring Nebraskans have full access to affordable healthcare
- Caring for our elderly as they live out their retirement years they worked so hard for

Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy.
They were both from different political parties/backgrounds, yet both greatly advanced our nation and the prosperity and security of all people.

Servant leadership that listens to those who elected them, more than they speak. Seeks to learn how best to implement ideas and policies that advance our good life for everyone and future generations. Ensure transparency and accountability of all that our elected leaders do.

A Servant Leader, listener, learner, respecter of all and the differences that make us better. MLK Jr. said that "Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that." I believe the attributes of love are the most powerful traits any leader can possess and extend to others, even when they treat them rude or with hate and anger.

Nebraska is a growing, thriving, safe place for all to live, work, play, and raise a family. Every Nebraskan has the same opportunity as my children and grandchildren, and they can freely and comfortably enjoy their lives and retirement years.

Frequent, robust and constructive dialog and debate to develop collaborative solutions that benefit all Nebraskans across the state.

Addressing workforce shortages and future needs as the state grows and evolves, but not losing the "Good Life" culture we have always enjoyed in the process.

Yes, this is how things get done in the legislature. We can only move forward at "the speed of trust" and relationships are essential to building trust and passing good policy for all Nebraskans.

No, I believe this is the most impactful opportunity for me to create a state for my children, grandchildren, and future generations, to preserve the Good Life and continue to make it even greater going forward. States have the greatest power to impact people and this is where the most impactful leaders serve.

Setting a percentage CAP on how much property taxes can increase (but flexible enough to adjust with inflation) each year so it cannot increase unbounded as we saw happen in 2021, when real estate valuations went up significantly, that crippled many household budgets and lifestyles. Nebraskans should not be subjected to this much financial impact from taxation without any notice or expectation to be able to plan for it.

Former Governor Heineman, US Senators Fischer and Ricketts, US Representatives Bacon and Flood, Nebraska Lt Gov Kelly, AG Hilgers, Secretary of State Evnen, Auditor Foley, Treasurer Briese, Speaker Arch and many other State Senators, All 5 Sarpy County Commissioners and all 5 Sarpy Mayors, Sheriffs Davis and Hansen, Sarpy County Attorney Polikov, Treasurer Mikesell, Bellevue City Council President Cook and councilman Casey, PSC Commissioner Tim Schram, President of Pappio NRD Winkler, many local and state labor unions, and numerous state associations.

Military, Veterans, Government Affairs
Revenue
Appropriations
Transportation
Education

Absolutely Essential to creating trusted leadership with those whom we serve.