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(NewsNation) — As cardinal races successful Congress are heating up earlier the General Election successful November, a mechanic and labour person moving arsenic an autarkic for the Senate is making waves against two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer.
Senate campaigner Dan Osborn says helium disagrees with some large parties and is not seeking endorsements from either Democrats oregon Republicans.
Osborn served successful the United States Navy and the Nebraska Army National Guard earlier moving arsenic an concern mechanic astatine the Kellogg’s works successful Omaha successful 2004.
"I haven't ever been a governmental guy, really, until firm greed came knocking connected my door," Osborn said.
In 2021, Osborn successfully led the Kellogg's onslaught successful Omaha, starring his union, BCTGM 50G. He said during COVID, the institution made grounds profits and the CEO gave himself a $2 cardinal rise portion letting the company's employees struggle.
"So we stood up, and I led a strike. It conscionable opened my eyes to the information that erstwhile we set together, we truly tin marque a quality successful regular people's lives," Osborn said.
Osborn told NewsNation that helium wants to beryllium antithetic from his Republican opponent, saying helium would not instrumentality immoderate donations from corporations.
So far, his run has raised implicit $2 cardinal with an mean donation of $35. Osborn besides earned an endorsement from the United Auto Workers union.
"Right now, my connection is conscionable trying to bring radical backmost together," Osborn said.
In a recent poll by Impact Research and Red Wave Strategy Group, Osborn was deadlocked with Fischer for the Senate spot — some polling astatine 42%.
