District details
Tegtmeier, a Republican, has been the president of the board for three of the four years she has been on the board since being elected in 2022. She taught for four years in the North Platte Public Schools and has a teaching degree with a 7-12 certificate in English, according to her campaign website. She also has a master’s degree in education with a focus on curriculum and instruction.
Tegtmeier is endorsed by U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, several former and current state senators, multiple county GOP groups and others. See all of her endorsers on her campaign website.
On the issues
Tegtmeier did not respond to Flatwater Free Press’ questionnaire.
Her campaign website says she would stand for the importance of parental involvement in education decisions, fiscal responsibility of taxpayer funds and keeping the focus of Nebraska education on academics. She told the Nebraska Examiner she would focus on improving literacy and increasing teacher recruitment.
Location
District 7 spans most of western and central Nebraska. It includes Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan, Cherry, Kaya Paha, Brown, Rock, Holt, Boyd, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Morrill, Cheyenne, Garden, Deuel, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Blaine, Loup, Garfield, Arthur, McPherson, Logan, Custer, Valley, Sherman, Keith, Perkins, Lincoln, Dawson, Chase, Hayes, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas and Harlan counties.
In the primary
Tegtmeier received over 37,000 votes in the primary election.
