Former State Sen. Tony Vargas endorses Denise Powell in Nebraska's 2nd District (Blue Dot)

[Omaha Steve]

The DU is neutral on primary elections. There will be at least 5 Democratic candidates in the primary.

These are the three candidates with ActBlue links so far to flip the Blue Dot district (NE-2) BLUE!

https://deniseforcongress.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/du4denisepowell

https://www.markjohnstonforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/du4markjohnston

https://www.johncavanaugh.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/du4johncavanaugh



Denise Powell at her campaign event on June 4, 2025. (Courtesy of Denise Powell for Congress)

By: Juan Salinas II - June 5, 2025 5:55 am

LINCOLN — Former Omaha State Sen. Tony Vargas has endorsed political action committee co-founder and business owner Denise Powell in her bid for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.

The endorsement announcement came a day after Omaha State Sen. John Cavanaugh declared his candidacy for the seat on Wednesday, the same day Powell hosted a campaign kick-off event.

The Vargas endorsement also followed Cavanaugh saying he has a “stronger record of being a leader in the Legislature” than Vargas.

Vargas, a Democrat who represented South Omaha in the Legislature and on the Omaha Public Schools board, narrowly lost twice to U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., with the 2024 margin being less than two percentage points.

FULL story : https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/former-state-sen-tony-vargas-endorses-denise-powell-in-nebraskas-2nd-congressional-district/

[Omaha Steve]

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