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Representative · Nebraska · Republican

Mike Flood

U.S. House · NE District 1

Mike Flood is a Republican who represents Nebraska's 1st Congressional District, in the House since June 28, 2022. He served in the Nebraska state legislature from 2005 to 2013 and 2021 to 2022, and was its speaker from 2007 to 2013.

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Public record

Office and sources

Office
U.S. House · NE District 1
Representing
Nebraska
Public role
Legislative branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
June 28, 2022
Education
University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1997); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 2001)
  • U.S. House History, Art & Archives: Mike Flood ↗
  • Clerk of the House: Mike Flood ↗
  • Office of Rep. Mike Flood: About ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗
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Background

Biography

Mike Flood was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on February 23, 1975. He graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School in Norfolk in 1993, earned a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1997 and a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2001. He is a business owner and attorney; his House biography says he founded Flood Communications in 1999.

Flood was a member of the Nebraska state legislature from 2005 to 2013 and from 2021 to 2022, and was its speaker from 2007 to 2013. He was elected as a Republican to the 117th Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Jeff Fortenberry, and has been reelected to the two succeeding Congresses. His House service dates from June 28, 2022. He sits on the Financial Services Committee, and his House biography says he chairs the Republican Main Street Caucus.

Committees

  • Committee on Financial Services

Sources for this biography

  • U.S. House History, Art & Archives: Mike Flood ↗
  • Clerk of the House: Mike Flood ↗
  • Office of Rep. Mike Flood: About ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

119th Congress

The voting record at a glance

Every House roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.

Recorded votes
674
Participation
99.3%
Yea / nay
520 / 149
Latest vote
Sep 16, 2026
Recorded positions

Latest roll-call votes

Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.

DatePositionRoll callIssueResult
Sep 16, 2026YeaS2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassRetire through Ownership ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Labor and EmploymentPassed401–14
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWater Resources Development ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Water Resources DevelopmentPassed415–9
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedRatepayer Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗EnergyPassed417–3
Sep 16, 2026YeaHJRES213On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗Environmental protectionPassed214–208
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR10326On PassagePROOF ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Government Operations and PoliticsPassed217–207
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR9576On PassageNational Fraud Enforcement Division ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Crime and law enforcementPassed352–72
Sep 16, 2026YeaHR5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAn Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposesOfficial roll call ↗Economics and public financePassed262–159
Sep 15, 2026NayHCONRES93On Agreeing to the ResolutionDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranBill record ↗Official roll call ↗International AffairsPassed220–204
Sep 15, 2026YeaHJRES210On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗Environmental protectionPassed216–211
Sep 15, 2026YeaHR9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for Fraud Victims ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗TaxationPassed408–17
Sep 15, 2026YeaHR2140On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDiesel Emissions Reduction ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Environmental protectionPassed343–79
Sep 15, 2026YeaHR4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWhistleblower Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗Housing and Community DevelopmentPassed424–0
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Patterns in the record

Vote leaning and issue mix

These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.

Vote leaningMore conservative
+0.441
More liberalCenterMore conservative

Based on 570 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.

Issue record

Where roll calls fall

Other floor business193
Congress74
Economics and public finance62
Armed forces and national security28
Crime and law enforcement28
Energy28
Environmental protection26

Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.

Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.

The Baseline desk

Published claim checks

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Recent coverage

What is being reported

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thehill.comOct 15, 2026

Trump's flood-the-zone strategy drowns state-specific midterm messaging

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