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GOP Sen. Ricketts backs his wife, a Democrat, in Nebraska election
Sen. Pete Ricketts supports his Democrat wife Susanne Shore for the University of Nebraska Board seat amid a crowded special election after a regent's resignation.
- This month, Sen. Pete Ricketts , a Republican and ally of President Donald Trump, endorsed his wife Susanne Shore, a Democrat, in the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Board of Regents special election.
- The seat was vacated after Regent Elizabeth O'Connor resigned following a public DUI scandal, prompting the special election to fill the Omaha-based regents district.
- Shore is campaigning to use data across NU campuses and calls herself a `Regent-ready` candidate with university administration experience, facing five other Democrats in the officially nonpartisan race.
- Ricketts is endorsing Shore while he runs a Senate campaign against independent Dan Osborn, with Shore noting he has his own campaign to worry about and the Board of Regents seat's institutional importance.
- Despite routine disagreements, Ricketts called Shore his `one Democrat exception`, highlighting the longstanding political split and cross-party support in the household.
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GOP Sen Pete Ricketts Endorses Democrat Wife in Nebraska Regent Race
Former two-term Nebraska governor and current U.S. senator Pete Ricketts is backing a Democratic candidate for statewide higher education office — his wife — in a move that places a prominent Republican behind a member of the opposite party in an officially nonpartisan contest. The post Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts Endorses Democrat Wife in Nebraska Regent Race appeared first on Breitbart.
Republican Senator Crosses the Aisle to Support His Wife’s Run for Public Office
Nati Harnik/APNebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts is crossing the aisle to endorse his wife, Susanne Shore, in her election bid to become a member of the University of Nebraska’s Board of Regents, he told the Nebraska Examiner on Thursday.Ricketts and Shore have been married for 28 years. She said the couple frequently disagrees about politics. But despite the current political divide in the country, Shore said they support each other and the opposing p…
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Conservative News DailyNebraska Republican endorses Democratic wife for regent seat
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) is only voting for one Nebraska Democrat this year: his wife. Susanne Shore is running for an Omaha seat on the University of Nebraska system’s Board of Regents. She entered the relatively unknown race on Thursday with her husband’s express support. While they may disagree on politics, Ricketts and Shore both recognize the importance of keeping higher education in Nebraska affordable and accessible. “Her deep love for N…
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