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Category: Elections

Rowe, Harding, and Melton running to stay on Omaha City Council
Omaha City Council Members Don Rowe, Brinker Harding, and Aimee Melton.
Elections Omaha

Rowe, Harding, and Melton running to stay on Omaha City Council

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

All three sitting Republicans on the Omaha City Council will be running for reelection this year. Aimee Melton, Brinker Harding, and Don Rowe spoke at

Mike McDonnell runs for Mayor
Mike McDonnell announces his campaign for Mayor on stage with family members at the Omaha Firefighters Union Hall.
Elections

Mike McDonnell runs for Mayor

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Acknowledging the worst-kept secret in Omaha, former fire chief and state senator Mike McDonnell finally made it official on Thursday night — he’s running for

Rural Nebraska delivers wins for Fischer, Pro-Life Amendment
Deb Fischer on stage with her campaign staff to deliver her victory speech on election night.
Election 2024

Rural Nebraska delivers wins for Fischer, Pro-Life Amendment

November 10, 2024November 20, 2024

Tuesday was a historic night for Republicans. Donald Trump staged what’s being hailed as the greatest comeback in political history, going from a defeat in

Nebraska Republicans make their closing arguments as 2024 campaign season wraps up
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert kicks off the event while Felix Ungerman, Rita Sanders, Kathleen Kauth, Don Bacon, Mike Flood, Deb Fischer, and Pete RIcketts applaud.
Election 2024

Nebraska Republicans make their closing arguments as 2024 campaign season wraps up

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

Members of Nebraska’s federal delegation, led by Sen. Pete Ricketts, conducted a “fly around” tour across the Cornhusker State, with a dozen stops over the

The Senator and the Mechanic: Fischer and Osborn locked in tight race for Senate
Dan Osborn, Independent candidate for US Senate (left) and Republican incumbent Deb Fischer (right).
Election 2024

The Senator and the Mechanic: Fischer and Osborn locked in tight race for Senate

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024

Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer is running in a surprisingly tight race for reelection. In 2012, Fischer surprised many in the Nebraska by defeating establishment candidates

Don Bacon and fellow former generals make closing argument as campaign draws to a close
Don Bacon sits on a panel with retired generals Tom Hobbins, Frank Gorenc, and Dick Newton, with Felix Ungerman moderating.
Election 2024

Don Bacon and fellow former generals make closing argument as campaign draws to a close

October 26, 2024October 26, 2024

Concerns about Don Bacon’s reelection campaign in Nebraska’s second congressional district came up at the last Pachyderm luncheon. Gary Javitch, representing the American Israel Public

School board candidates discuss transparency, accountability to parents, and the culture wars in education panel
School board candidates (left to right) Tyler McGlade Edward Weniger, Spencer Lombardo, Brett Elliott, and Justin Curtis on an education panel at the Pachyderm luncheon.
Election 2024

School board candidates discuss transparency, accountability to parents, and the culture wars in education panel

October 22, 2024October 26, 2024

This election year has brought several new, conservative candidates to school board races around the Omaha Metro Area. Five of them spoke at a panel

Andrew Yang speaks on Dan Osborn, the Forward Party, and Problems with the Two-Party System
Andrew Yang of the Forward Party speaking to the Free Speech Society in Omaha, Neb.
Election 2024

Andrew Yang speaks on Dan Osborn, the Forward Party, and Problems with the Two-Party System

October 16, 2024February 15, 2025

Businessman and attorney Andrew Yang, who ran unsuccessfully for President in 2020 and then for Mayor of New York City in 2021, came to Omaha

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst rallies Trump volunteers on Day of Action
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst speaking outside a Trump field office and standing next to a sign with a red Trump Pac-Man gobbling "blue dots."
Election 2024

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst rallies Trump volunteers on Day of Action

October 13, 2024October 20, 2024

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst crossed the river on Saturday morning to lead a rally for volunteers outside the Trump Campaign office in Omaha. Ernst encouraged

Mike McDonnell on opposition to “Winner Take All”
Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell speaks at the Pachyderm luncheon in Omaha, Neb.
Election 2024 Nebraska

Mike McDonnell on opposition to “Winner Take All”

September 23, 2024September 24, 2024

Some Republicans are making a strong, last-minute push for Nebraska to return to a “winner take all” distribution of its electoral college votes. This includes

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