State Sen. John Cavanaugh fights GOP group’s ad blitz and rival criticisms in Dem primary in NE-02

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,216

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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OMAHA — Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh is pushing back against a Republican-backed ad blitz targeting him during the stretch run of a contested Democratic primary in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District.

He held a press conference Friday at the local Nebraska Democratic Party office flanked by state party leaders and some of his legislative colleagues, including State Sen. Ashlei Spivey of Omaha and State Sen. Victor Rountree of Bellevue.

Cavanaugh called it a …

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