State Sen. Myron Dorn of Adams. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska News Service)
LINCOLN — Days after the Nebraska Republican Party endorsed none of the state’s five-member, all-GOP congressional delegation — an endorsement none of them sought this year — 26 GOP state senators signed a letter endorsing all five.
“We, State Senators of Nebraska, endorse our current federal incumbents for re-election in 2024,” the letter says.
The letter thanked U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and U.S. Reps. Mike Flood, Don Bacon and Adrian Smith for taking “commonsense Nebraska values” to Washington, D.C., touting their “dedicated conservative leadership.”
Signers included a broad swath of Republicans in the officially nonpartisan Legislature, including State Sens. Joni Albrecht of Wayne, Dave Murman of Glenvil, Kathleen Kauth of Omaha, Robert Dover of Norfolk and Speaker John Arch.
Dover, whom Ricketts appointed to the Legislature in 2022, said he and other senators who signed wanted to “show unity in the party.” He said it was not a shot at those who think differently.