State Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue kicks off her campaign against U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., at a rally in Lincoln. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — State Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue came to Lincoln seven years ago to serve in the Nebraska Legislature. Now she is asking the region’s voters to send her to Congress.
Blood formally kicked off her 1st District campaign against U.S. Rep. Mike Flood during a rally Saturday at a union hall for electrical workers in suburban southwest Lincoln. The 12-county district also encompasses Fremont and Norfolk.
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, left with microphone, speaks to a Walk for Life audience in Lincoln on Saturday. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)
Flanked by Nebraska Democrats and several of her legislative peers, Blood said it was time to remind Flood that Nebraska voters liked him better when he seemed more moderate.
“Our Congress is in complete disarray, and our congressman, Mike Flood, has forgotten his nonpartisan roots and ability to work with the other side because of this blind allegiance to political parties,” Blood said, eliciting cheers.