68849

Who is on the ballot in 68849?

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17 races and 4 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

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U.S. House, Nebraska District 3
5 candidates
Federal ▾
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Adrian Smith
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Smith represents Nebraska's 3rd District in Congress, is a sixth-generation Nebraskan, and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, per the campaign site. Smith earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and lives in Gering with his wife and two children, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Promoting the America First agenda
  • Protecting life and family
  • Securing the border
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Becky Kelly Stille
DEM
Biography
Becky Kelly Stille is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District. She earned a degree in accounting and spent 20 years in the agricultural industry, working as an accounting clerk, lab technician, quality manager and production supervisor, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Nebraska's Working Families & Labor Unions
  • Women’s Reproductive Freedoms
  • Honoring Veterans
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David J. Else
Biography
David J. Else is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District as the Legal Marijuana NOW nominee, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. No campaign website is listed in David J. Else's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026.
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Macey Budke
Biography
Macey Budke is a lifelong Nebraskan and North Platte resident running for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District as the Nebraska Working People Party candidate, per the campaign site. She works as a practice manager in behavioral health and has a background in healthcare administration and organizational leadership, per the campaign site. She grew up in a ranching family, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Rural healthcare
  • Education
  • Agriculture
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Mark Cohen
Biography
Mark Cohen is an independent candidate for U.S. House in Nebraska's 3rd District. He is a former U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate who later practiced law in Omaha during the farm crisis, taught legal writing at the University of Arkansas School of Law, and holds a law degree from the University of Colorado and a master's degree in agricultural and food law, per his campaign site. He is also a karate instructor in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Agriculture & rural communities
  • Tariffs & trade policy
  • Water & the Ogallala Aquifer
About this race
Adrian Smith (R), Becky Kelly Stille (D), David J. Else (Legal Marijuana NOW), Macey Budke (Nebraska Working People), Mark Cohen (I) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026.
U.S. Senate
5 candidates
Federal ▾
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Pete Ricketts
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Pete Ricketts is Nebraska's sitting U.S. senator, sworn in on January 23, 2023, per the official Senate biography. He was born in Nebraska City, raised in Omaha, and worked in his family's business that became Ameritrade, per the official Senate biography. He was sworn in as Nebraska's 40th governor on January 8, 2015 and reelected to a second term in November 2018, per the official Senate biography.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Cutting taxes
  • Keeping Nebraskans safe
  • Protecting our national security
Campaign Finance
$4,866,649 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200), Large-dollar contributions
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the Senate 64-35 in January 2025. Supported
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Dan Osborn
Biography
Dan Osborn is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, listed on the ballot 'By Petition', per the Nebraska Secretary of State's final statewide general election candidate filing list dated September 11, 2026. He served four years in the U.S. Navy and then joined the Nebraska Army National Guard, per the campaign site. He has worked as an industrial mechanic at the Kellogg's plant in Omaha since 2004, was president of his local union and led the 2021 Kellogg's strike, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Drain the swamp
  • Protect our paychecks, Social Security and healthcare
  • Cut waste and balance the budget
Campaign Finance
$3,856,315 raised · top industries: Unitemized small-dollar donations (under $200), Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Mike Marvin
Biography
Mike Marvin suspended his U.S. Senate campaign on August 21, 2026. Because Nebraska's deadline to withdraw from the general-election ballot passed on August 3, his name is still printed on the November 3 ballot, per the Nebraska Examiner and the Nebraska Secretary of State's final statewide general election candidate filing list dated September 11, 2026. Marvin of Omaha is the Legal Marijuana NOW Party candidate and a former executive director of NAPE/AFSCME Local 61, the state employees union, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 13, 2026, per the campaign site.
Campaign Finance
$9,390 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Robin Richards
Biography
Robin Richards grew up in Ralston, Nebraska, serves on the Ralston school board, earned a B.A. in music education and English from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, has worked with the Nebraska Arts Council and Omaha Children's Museum, and has led Little Bird Consulting LLC, per the campaign site. Robin Richards of Ralston is the Nebraska Working People Party's candidate for U.S. Senate, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's final statewide general election candidate filing list dated September 11, 2026. Richards is the party's chair, per the Nebraska Examiner. The Nebraska Supreme Court cleared the party for recognition on August 26, 2026 and the Secretary of State certified it the same day, per the Nebraska Examiner.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower costs, good jobs: gas, milk and the real cost of getting by
  • Affordable health care: put people's ability to get care first
  • Fully funded public schools: support for every community
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Chuck Conboy
Biography
Chuck Conboy has been a Nebraska resident all his life, the oldest of seven children, and has worked ordinary jobs for sixty years in management and sales and as vice president of the Local Meatpackers and Butchers union, per the campaign site. Chuck Conboy of Papillion is the America First Party's candidate for U.S. Senate, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's final statewide general election candidate filing list dated September 11, 2026. The Nebraska Supreme Court cleared the party for recognition on August 26, 2026 and the Secretary of State certified it the same day, per the Nebraska Examiner. The Secretary of State's office confirmed valid signatures for the party's five filings, per the Nebraska Examiner and Nebraska Public Media.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Seal the Border: stop illegal immigration and secure the southern border
  • Fix Social Security: no cuts, act before the 2032 insolvency deadline
  • America First: no endless foreign wars or blank checks to foreign governments
Governor
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jim Pillen
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jim Pillen is Nebraska's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026, winning his May primary with about 76% of the vote. A veterinarian, hog producer, and former University of Nebraska regent from Columbus, his first term has emphasized property-tax relief, agriculture, water policy, and conservative budgeting.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Deliver property-tax relief and conservative budgeting
  • Support Nebraska agriculture and water resources
Campaign Finance
$24,200,000 raised · top industries: Individual contributions statewide, Agriculture and business donors
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Lynne Walz
DEM
Biography
Lynne Walz is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska governor, a former state senator from Fremont, former school board member, teacher, and realtor. She won the May 2026 Democratic primary with about 91% of the vote and is running a bipartisan-toned campaign focused on good-paying jobs, public schools, and lowering everyday costs for Nebraska families.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Create and attract good-paying jobs
  • Support public schools and teachers
  • Lower the cost of food, health care, and child care
Campaign Finance
$1,192,000 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Rick Beard
Biography
Rick Beard is the Legal Marijuana NOW Party nominee for Nebraska governor, a former farmer, former wine shop owner, and longtime marijuana-legalization activist who takes no PAC or party money. His platform centers on a state-operated cannabis business to fund property-tax relief, removing corporate money from Nebraska politics, and upholding voter-approved initiatives like medical cannabis and minimum-wage increases.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Legalize and tax cannabis through a state-run business to fund property-tax relief
  • Get corporate and PAC money out of Nebraska politics
  • Uphold voter-approved initiatives on medical cannabis, wages, and sick leave
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Brett Lindstrom
Biography
Lindstrom was born in Lincoln, raised in Omaha, played quarterback at the University of Nebraska, and earned his degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, per the campaign site. Lindstrom worked nearly two decades in wealth management and served District 18 in the Nebraska Legislature from 2015 to 2023, where he chaired the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opportunity
  • Stability
  • Stewardship
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Mike Hilgers
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Hilgers is Nebraska's incumbent attorney general and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026, advancing unopposed from the May primary. A former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and business founder, his office has emphasized consumer protection, public safety, opioid enforcement, and litigation defending Nebraska law.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthen public safety and law enforcement partnerships
  • Protect consumers and pursue fraud enforcement
  • Defend Nebraska laws and constitutional authority
Campaign Finance
$1,216,000 raised · top industries: Republican Attorneys General Association, Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Jocelyn Brasher
DEM
Biography
Jocelyn Brasher is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska attorney general and a former assistant Nebraska attorney general who spent five years in the office's Consumer Protection Bureau. If elected she would be the first woman to serve as Nebraska attorney general. Her campaign emphasizes consumer protection, fraud enforcement, and an office focused on Nebraskans rather than national politics.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect Nebraskans from fraud, scams, and unfair business practices
  • Refocus the office on consumer protection over national litigation
  • Support public safety and accountable law enforcement
Campaign Finance
top industries: Individual and in-kind contributions
Secretary of State
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Scott Petersen
REP
Biography
Scott Petersen is the Republican nominee for Nebraska secretary of state, an Omaha businessman who won the Republican nomination over two-term incumbent Bob Evnen in May 2026. His campaign emphasizes election security, auditable election systems, ballot chain-of-custody rules, and modernizing state business services.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Tighten election security, audits, and ballot chain of custody
  • Restore voter confidence with transparent, verifiable results
  • Modernize business filings and state services
Campaign Finance
$115,000 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Sarah Slattery
DEM
Biography
Sarah Slattery is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska secretary of state, a professional chef and small-business owner from Plattsmouth who serves on the Plattsmouth Bridge Commission and Library Board. If elected she would be Nebraska's first female secretary of state. Her campaign emphasizes defending Nebraska's existing election system, voter access, and practical service for businesses.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Defend Nebraska's secure, accessible election system
  • Protect voter access, including mail voting options
  • Support small businesses through efficient state services
Campaign Finance
$14,890 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Paul Rumbaugh
Biography
Rumbaugh, the Nebraska Working People Party candidate, was raised in Omaha, graduated from Omaha Central High School and earned a B.S. in Security Management from Bellevue University, per the campaign site. Rumbaugh has more than 25 years of business experience in sales, operations and risk management and has worked for Douglas County and the Clerk of the District Court's office since 2023, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Election protection and honesty
  • Election transparency and security
  • Protect Nebraska votes and voices
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Bob Krist
Biography
Krist is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel with 21 years of service, including Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and an Omaha native, per the campaign site. Krist served in the Nebraska Legislature representing District 10 from 2009 to 2019, chaired the Legislature's Executive Board, and was inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame in 2014, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect election integrity
  • Increase transparency
  • Maintain rigorous safeguards
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Joey Spellerberg
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Joey Spellerberg is Nebraska's incumbent state treasurer and the Republican nominee for a first full term in 2026. The former mayor of Fremont, he was appointed treasurer in November 2025 after Tom Briese resigned, and has emphasized returning unclaimed property, sound management of state funds, and college-savings programs.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Return unclaimed property to Nebraskans
  • Manage state funds conservatively and transparently
Campaign Finance
$7,005 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
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Daniel Ebers
DEM
Biography
Daniel Ebers is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska state treasurer, a hotel manager from Lincoln who was the party's 2024 nominee for U.S. House and a past county treasurer candidate. He advanced unopposed from the May 2026 Democratic primary, and his campaign emphasizes accountable management of state funds. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; facebook.com/p/Daniel-Ebers-for-State-Treasurer-61561940144208 is a Facebook page, which is not a campaign site.
Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Mike Foley
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Foley is Nebraska's incumbent auditor of public accounts and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026. A former lieutenant governor and state senator, he has served multiple nonconsecutive terms as auditor, with a record focused on uncovering misspending in state agencies and local governments. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; facebook.com/AuditorMikeFoley is a Facebook page, which is not a campaign site.
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John Knight
Biography
John Knight, of Clay Center, is the America First Party nominee for Nebraska auditor of public accounts, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Countywide races in Buffalo County

ZIP 68849 sits in Buffalo County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Buffalo County races (15).

Buffalo County Assessor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Roy Meusch
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Roy Meusch is the sitting Buffalo County Assessor, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Meusch, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Buffalo County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Shawn R. Eatherton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Shawn R. Eatherton is the sitting Buffalo County Attorney, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Eatherton, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Buffalo County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Heather A. Christensen
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Heather A. Christensen is the sitting Buffalo County Clerk, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Christensen, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Buffalo County Clerk of the District Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Cheryl S. Stabenow
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Cheryl S. Stabenow is the sitting Buffalo County Clerk of the District Court, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Stabenow, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Buffalo County Public Defender
1 candidate
County ▾
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D. Brandon Brinegar
REP
Biography
D. Brandon Brinegar serves as chief deputy in the Buffalo County Public Defender's Office, per KSNB Local4. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Brinegar is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list, which marks him a non-incumbent (open seat).
Buffalo County Register of Deeds
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jen Schleusener
REP
Biography
Jen Schleusener was the deputy register of deeds and assumed the role of Buffalo County Register of Deeds under Nebraska law after the death of longtime Register of Deeds Kellie S. John on February 21, 2026, per KUVR (Nebraska Rural Radio Association). No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
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Brandy R. Sorensen
DEM
Biography
Brandy R. Sorensen appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Buffalo County Register of Deeds, per the official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
About this race
Longtime Register of Deeds Kellie S. John, who had served since 1999, died on February 21, 2026; her deputy, Jen Schleusener, assumed the role under Nebraska law, per KUVR (Nebraska Rural Radio Association). Schleusener, a Republican, faces Sorensen, a Democrat, on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's candidate list, which lists both as non-incumbents for filing purposes.
Buffalo County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Daniel J. Schleusener
REP
Biography
Daniel Schleusener serves as chief deputy of the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, with 24 years in public safety including 18 years serving Buffalo County, per the Kearney Hub. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Schleusener is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list, which marks him a non-incumbent (open seat).
Buffalo County Surveyor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Trenton D. Snow
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Trenton D. Snow is the sitting Buffalo County Surveyor, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. He is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Snow, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
Buffalo County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Brenda R. Rohrich
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Brenda R. Rohrich is the sitting Buffalo County Treasurer, per the county Election Commission's candidate list. She is unopposed for re-election. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Rohrich, the incumbent, is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Buffalo County Election Commission's 2026 General Election Candidates list.
State Board of Education District 6
2 candidates
County ▾
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Sherry Jones
INCUMBENT
Biography
Sherry Jones is a retired educator who worked for Grand Island Public Schools for 35 years in special education, language arts and school counseling, per her campaign site. She is a charter member of the Association of American Educators and is seeking re-election to the Nebraska State Board of Education, District 6, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supports parent involvement in education decisions
  • Supports multiple forms of education, including public, parochial and home school
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Grady Erickson
Biography
Erickson is a Grand Island native and a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Vermont Law School who has worked as an attorney for 10 years, including as a Guardian ad Litem for juveniles across Adams, Hall, Merrick, Howard, Greeley, Boone and Buffalo Counties, per his campaign site. He has served on the boards of the Grace Cancer Foundation and the Third City Community Clinic, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthening public education
  • Supporting educators
About this race
Incumbent Sherry Jones and challenger Grady Erickson are running for the nonpartisan Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 seat, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

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