Former Nebraska congressman Brad Ashford to get street named in his honor

On Saturday, friends and colleagues of Brad Ashford will gather in Omaha to celebrate the late politician's unique approach to solving problems with the commemorative naming of a street that runs by the new VA center.

By: Paul Hammel

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 555

Last Updated: 1 day, 18 hours ago

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Ann Ashford remembers the first times she toured the Veterans of Administrative Affairs medical center in Omaha.

The exam rooms were cramped. The place felt old. There wasn’t even a restroom there for female veterans.

Her husband, then U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford, “saw a need and saw a way to solve it,” she said, pulling together a unique public-private partnership with Omaha’s philanthropic community and the federal government.

That effort cut through a slow bureaucratic …

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