Janet Bock

Janet Bock is a nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska State Senate District 30 in the November 3, 2026 general election, for an open seat, facing Cally Ideus.[1][2] Bock is a nurse practitioner, dually certified in family practice and psychiatry, who served three terms on the TriCounty board of education.[3][1]

Janet Bock said in a Ballotpedia survey that she grew up on a farm in southeast Nebraska.[3] She earned a registered nurse diploma from the Bryan School of Nursing and bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing.[1][3] Bock said she began as a certified nursing assistant and has worked as an advanced practice nurse in private practice, rural hospitals, corrections, developmental care and the Lincoln VA, where she helped expand psychiatric telehealth services, and that she owned a behavioral health clinic.[3] She also reported volunteering in schools, serving in 4-H leadership and supporting her family farm.[3]

In the May 12, 2026 primary for District 30, Bock advanced with 43.6 percent of the vote, second behind Ideus.[1] Bock said she opposes school voucher legislation and would seek new revenue for education, and that she supports making medical marijuana available to patients, citing the voters' approval of it.[3] She also said she favors healthcare access without government overreach and continued support for veterans.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.