NFIB Endorses Candidates for Nebraska Legislature

Sixteen candidates for the Nebraska Legislature now have the backing of the representative association for the mom-and-pop, Main Street businesses that are the engine of the state’s economy and the central pillar of every community. Eight of the 16 candidates are incumbent senators who had a 90 percent or better pro-small-business voting record over the past four sessions of the Legislature; five are running in open seats; one, Ian Swanson, is challenging an incumbent; and another, Tom Briese, is running for an open seat unopposed. Endorsements for non-incumbents were based on interviews or their responses to a questionnaire. The NFIB/Nebraska SAFE Trust endorsed candidates are: District 1 Sen. Dan Watermeier; District 3 Sen. Tommy Garrett; District 15 Sen. David Schnoor; District 17 Joni Albrecht; District 19 Sen. Jim Scheer; District 21 Mike Hilgers; District 23 Sen. Jerry Johnson; District 25 Suzanne Geist; District. 31 Ian Swanson; District 33 Sen. Les Seiler; District 35 Gregg Neuhaus; District 39 Lou Ann Linehan; District 41 Tom Briese; District 43 Sen. Al Davis; District 47 Karl Elmshaeuser; District 49 Sen. John Murante.

NFIB is the nation’s largest and leading small-business association with 350,000 members nationwide, including nearly 5,000 in Nebraska. For more information, visit www.nfib.com/NE or call (402) 474-3570.