Former state senator, Patty Pansing Brooks, enters the race for District 28

Former Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks seeks to reclaim seat in Nebraska Legislature

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A former state senator is seeking to return to the Nebraska Legislature. On Friday, Patty Pansing Brooks announced her campaign for the District 28 seat in Lincoln. “I’ve missed using my voice to bring people together, rather than watching them being driven apart,” she said in the video. If she wins in 2026, she would replace...

Former state senator, Patty Pansing Brooks, enters the race for District 28

Pansing Brooks will look to regain a seat she once held from 2015 to 2022.

Patty Pansing Brooks announces 2026 bid to return to Nebraska Legislature • Nebraska Examiner

Former State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska News Service)LINCOLN — Former State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks announced her 2026 candidacy Friday to return to the Nebraska Legislature, a day after the current officeholder said she would not seek reelection. State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln announced her decision not to run again Thursday, leaving the central Lincoln seat open, as first reported by the Nebraska Exami…