Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn Will Challenge GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts in Second Senate Run
NEBRASKA, JUL 8 – Osborn emphasizes a worker-focused agenda and has raised $14 million as an independent challenging Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts in Nebraska's 2026 Senate race.
- Dan Osborn announced he will run for office against GOP Senator Pete Ricketts in Nebraska's upcoming Senate race in 2026.
- Osborn is known for leading a 2021 strike against Kellogg's and previously ran a strong campaign against Senator Deb Fischer in 2024.
- He aims to contrast his candidacy with Ricketts, emphasizing the differences in wealth.
- Osborn is motivated to run again to promote 'an unapologetically worker's agenda.
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