Former State Sen. Brett Lindstrom out of Nebraska’s 2nd District GOP race

Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding is now the likely GOP nominee to defend the seat Bacon holds in the 2nd District.

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 1,115

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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OMAHA — Former Omaha State Sen. Brett Lindstrom, who broadened his political brand during a 2022 bid for governor, is out of the Republican primary race for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House.

The former lawmaker, in an interview Thursday with the Nebraska Examiner, said he chose to pause his campaign, not because he couldn’t win the GOP nomination, but because he no longer wants to deal with the divisiveness of modern …

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