Elections, November 7

Don't forget to vote! Polls are open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Below is a rundown of my choices for the election, Democrat or Republican (D or R), and my suggestion on your vote. You will find my selections in red. I will also include the importance of some of what I believe are the most important items. By the way, the #1 most important is NO on 423. Here we go...

U.S. Senator
Pete Ricketts (R)
Ben Nelson (D) - Highly Imortant

U.S. House of Representatives (District 2)
Lee Terry (R)
Jim Esch (D) - Highly Important

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Dave Heineman \ Rick Sheehy (R)
David Hahn \ Steve Loschen (D)
Barry Richards \ Terry Richards (Nebraska)
Mort Sullivan \ Ron Kellogg (By petition)

Secretary of State
John A. Gale (R)
Jay C. Stoddard (D)
Doug Paterson (Green)

State Treasurer
Shane Osborn (R)
John H. Gathings (Neb.)

Auditor of Public Accounts
Mike Foley (R)
Kate Witek (D)
Kelly Renee Rosberg (Neb.)
Steve Larrick (G)

Attorney General
Jon Bruning (R)
Write In...Dave Kocsis (D)!!!

Douglas County Assessor
Dena Kowal (R)
Roger Morrissey (D)

Douglas County Attorney
Stuart J. Dornan (R)
Donald W. Kleine (D)

Douglas County Clerk of the District Court
John Friend (R)
Trish Lanphier (D)

Douglas County Treasurer
Julie M. Haney (R)
John W. Ewing, Jr. (D)

Legislature, District 8
This is my district, so it's the only one I really paid attention to.
Marc Kraft
Tom White

...a bunch more that don't really matter much...

Amendment 5
A constitutional amendment to permit use of funds dedicated to the common schools for early childhood educational purposes.
For
AGAINST - Highly Important

Initiative Measure 423
Limits state spending
For
AGAINST - THE #1 Most Important vote of the year!

Any questions on any of these let me know. Get out and vote!

DK