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Former independent US Senate candidate Dan Osborn announced Tuesday that he will make another run for office next year, this time against GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska.

Will Coup, a campaign spokesperson for Senator Pete Ricketts, told the Nebraska Examiner: "Senator Ricketts has consistently worked for and voted to secure the border and cut taxes for Nebraska workers, families and seniors. Dan Osborn is bought and paid for by his liberal, out-of-state, coastal donors."

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Osborn, an independent in the 2024 race against Sen. Deb Fischer, will now run against Sen. Pete Ricketts in the 2026 election. Osborn received 436,493 votes in the race against Fischer. He was a political upstart in that race, submitting around 12,500 signatures to appear on the ballot.

Former Nebraska senator Brett Lindstrom is kicking off his campaign for the state’s 2nd Congressional District seat.

Independent Dan Osborn announced another bid to represent Nebraska in the Senate on Tuesday, challenging GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts after his loss in an unexpectedly competitive race against a Republican incumbent last year.

Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic who lost a Senate bid against Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) by single digits last year, is launching another bid for the upper chamber — this time for Sen. Pete

"It's the CEO versus the mechanic," said Dan Osborn, former labor leader and U.S. Senate candidate, as he launched a challenge against Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska on Tuesday.

Dan Osborn is planning to announce Tuesday morning that he will challenge Sen. Pete Ricketts in the 2026 midterm election.