University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Jeremy Hosein, a neurosurgeon and son of immigrants, was raised in Nebraska, educated in Nebraska's public schools and at the University of Nebraska, and served as a White House Fellow, per his campaign site. He previously served as a Student Regent on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, where he helped oversee the university's multi-billion dollar budget, per the same source.

Brent Comstock, a southeast Nebraska native, is the son of a plumber and a former special education teacher and earned a full scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, per his campaign site. He is a business founder and chief executive who has served on education boards including the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools, the UNC Board of Visitors, and the Institute for Arts and Humanities, per the same source.