Omaha Lawmaker To Run for Congress
An Omaha state lawmaker has announced he will run in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District.
Sen. Tony Vargas said in an announcement Tuesday that he will seek the party’s nomination to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a three-term Republican in the district that includes Omaha and parts of its suburban communities.
Vargas said Tuesday his focus will be on meeting the needs of working families, including access to affordable, quality health care, living wages and better education. Vargas is a former public school teacher and one-time member of the Omaha Public Schools Board who was re-elected to a second term in the Legislature in 2020.
Bacon has already said he will seek re-election to a fourth term in 2022. Vargas will face at least one other Democrat in the primary: Alisha Shelton of Omaha, who ran in Nebraska’s 2020 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and finished third out of seven candidates.
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