Joni Albrecht

Joni Albrecht ( Jones; born July 28, 1958) is an American politician who served in the Nebraska Legislature representing the 17th district from 2017 to 2025. She previously served on the Papillion City Council and Sarpy County Board of Commissioners.

Political positions

Abortion Albrecht opposes abortion, and introduced several bills to restrict it in the state of Nebraska.

In 2017, Albrecht told the Lincoln Journal Star that she was "shocked" by the number of abortions in the state of Nebraska, commenting that "e need to start talking about things differently and not thinking that it's just so easy to just take a life." The resolution was adopted by the Nebraska Legislature.

LGBTQ people In 2021, the Nebraska Department of Education proposed new state health education standards that would include lessons for kindergarteners about family structures, including families with same-gender parents. The standards would also teach first-graders about gender identity and gender stereotypes, and teach sixth-graders about sexual orientation. Albrecht was part of a group of 30 state legislators that signed a letter urging the Nebraska Department of Education not to adopt the standards. The standards would have been optional if approved.