Janet M. Bock
Non-Partisan | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Janet M. Bock
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2026
Election
Primary
Race
Member of the Legislature, Dist. 30
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Barneston High School, Barneston, H.S. Diploma, 1972-1975
Bryan School of Nursing, Lincoln, RN Diploma, 1977-1979
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, Certification NP/PA Family Practice, 1982-1983
UNMC College of Nursing, Omaha, BSN-MSN, 2000-2005
WORK & MILITARY
Beatrice Community Hospital, RN, 1979-1986
Superior Medical Clinic, PA-C, 1985-1986
Parents of All Ages, PA-C, 1987-1995
Southeast Nebraska Family Planning Clinic, PA-C, 1988-1998
D.C. WeldonMD. Clinic, PA-C, 1989-1995
Beatrice State Developmental Center, PA-C, 1986-2008
New Beginnings Behavioral Health, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 2007-2014
Tecumseh State Correctional Facility, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 2015-2017
Beatrice State Developmental Center, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 2018-2022
Nova Health, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, 2024-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Nebraska Nurse Practitioners, Member, 1983-2026
Nebraska Physician Assistants, Member, 1983-2017
Tricounty Schoolboard Member, President and Member, 2006-2018
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Elected to TriCounty Board of Education x 3, 2006-2018
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (1)
Women Who Run Nebraska
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
Government should only distribute taxpayer funds to Women's Health Clinics that offer Routine GYN for female and male exams, lab/STI testing, birth control of choice, and mammograms, or refer to Physicians should health concerns arise that require definitive medical care. One such clinic is Family Planning which does not offer abortions but offers an alternative point of contact for healthcare.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Elective abortions should be allowed at the discretion of the patient and their health care provider. Most medical diagnoses requiring emergent or lifesaving care for the mother are far beyond the expertise of non-medical law makers. Physicians should not be penalized for saving the life of the mother.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Neutral
Again, medical situations arise that would not encompass the broad question listed above.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Neutral
This is a law from 1873...really? Not sure how this could be enforced or what the penalty would be.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Church activities should remain strictly for worship activities. State activities should strictly remain Governmental activities delegated to each branch and function of state/federal entities.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Agree
There should be no discrimination if the services offered by individuals and businesses are open to the public. BE KIND!
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
This does not seem like a new problem. Continued attempts of diplomacy should take place between China and the US. It seems that all countries around the world are responding to how they are currently being treated.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
A relationship with Israel is important. Again, diplomacy with all countries is key to peace.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
B.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
I feel the monitoring of "ongoing medical illnesses" is significant overreach and could lead to discrimination or elimination of services, medication, or long term care of patients with chronic medical diagnoses and physical/mental health needs.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
The wage increase that Nebraska voters approved should have been maintained. Decreasing minimum wage to $13.50 an hour for young citizens initially entering the workforce is a disgrace as is changing the anticipated increments previously approved.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Review parole regulations and provide better rehab to release programs to decrease the overpopulation of and the need for more Correctional facilities as well as decreasing recidivism. 2. More effective time management for essential team members only, who need to meet regularly by utilizing ZOOM or other electronic meeting apps. 3. Provide more monetary incentives for technical job training allowing more people to access the job market.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Agree
Sanctuary cities seem welcoming and have established a relationship with incoming persons who wish to establish citizenship. Undocumented persons need a place where they can get established as American Citizens and become productive people in the United States.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Disagree
I feel that the US Department of Education should not be dismantled. Education needs a voice and guidance at the Federal Level as well as the State Level.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
America should be able to fund schools on American soil.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
I feel that rehabilitation for return to the community should take place the moment they enter the prison system. Early parole should be more associated with the inmate's behavioral improvement. The parole board should consist of at least 5 members if not more, to avoid personal biases. Upon leaving incarceration, a 30 day supply of medication is supplied. In addition to this, a follow-up with a med/psych healthcare provider should be set for continuation of physical and mental health care.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Parents need to be educated and held accountable for allowing their children access to questionable electronic sites.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I promote required regular gun safety programs for all who own a gun.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Liberal
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Choose not to answer
Separation of Church and State.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Nebraska has ample access to gambling in many areas of the state.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a non-denominational Christian. The Bible is the inerrant Word of God. I believe in the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A place is prepared for us by our Creator when this life is over. I believe that Jesus, being the Son of God and because of His death, burial and resurrection, is the only way to Salvation. I believe in kindness. I do not support the Christian Nationalism ideals. I do not judge others for their individual beliefs.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Having a photo ID is acceptable. I do not believe that we need to bring our birth certificates to vote. My name was not Janet Bock at the time of birth.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Disagree
Every Race has historically experienced trauma.
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Agree
I agree unless they have undergone complete transition from male to female.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Agree
The data is undeniable.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
The most reliable energy source and the source with the least trauma to fertile farmland is solar energy.
