Stan Clouse

Stanley Clouse (born December 4, 1956) is an American politician from Kearney, Nebraska, who has served in the Nebraska Legislature representing the 37th district since 2025.

District 37 of Nebraska's Legislative District includes Nebraska’s fourth largest city, Kearney, Nebraska, along with small towns Gibbon, Nebraska and Shelton, Nebraska. District 37 is a portion of Buffalo County, Nebraska.

Per Vote Smart, Clouse “did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.”

LGBTQA+ Clouse is against allowing gender affirming surgery for minors. He is also against trans students playing in boy/girls sports that do not match with gender assigned at birth. He also voted for Legislative Bill (LB) 632, Require a health care facility to dispose of the remains of aborted unborn children, which requires medical providers to bury or cremate any remains from an elective abortion.

Gambling Clouse is for online gambling.

Government Assistance Programs In January 2025, Clouse introduced Legislative Bill (LB) 354, Prohibit cities of the first class from receiving state aid from the Municipal Equalization Fund. The bill did not pass.

Healthcare In May 2025, Legislative Bill (LB) 287, Provide for regulation of housing authorities by ordinance, change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts, and provide requirements relating to bed bugs under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act, was introduced by the Urban Affairs Committee to combat the rising number of bed bug cases in Omaha. Clouse initially voted for the bill, which did pass, before being vetoed by Governor Pillen. Clouse was one of ten senators that switched votes to override the veto and the bill failed.

Infrastructure Clouse voted to pass Legislative Bill (LB) 526, Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill, passed in Summer 2025, allows Nebraska public power organizations to “require direct payment or a letter of credit from cryptocurrency mining operations for the cost of significant infrastructure upgrades.”

Clouse was one of twenty-seven senators that voted to repeal daylight savings time.

Workers Rights Clouse voted for passage of Legislative Bill (LB) 415, Exempts Small Businesses, Minors, and Temporary Agriculture Workers from Receiving Paid Sick Leave.