1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
NAME: Jeff Fortenberry
AGE: 53
PARTY: Republican
EDUCATION: Bachelor in economics, Louisiana State University; master’s degrees in public policy from Georgetown University, and in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Publishing sales, Sandhills Publishing of Lincoln; assistant director of downtown development, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; researcher for Gulf South Research Institute
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Congressman since 2005; Lincoln City Council, 1997-2001
FAMILY: Wife, Celeste; five daughters
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NAME: Dennis P. Crawford
AGE: 54
PARTY: Democrat
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s from Creighton University; law degree from Catholic University of America
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Private practice attorney in Lincoln since 1986
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Nebraska Democratic Party, 2nd Associate Chair since 2012
FAMILY: Wife, Diane; three children
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2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
NAME: Lee Terry
AGE: 52
PARTY: Republican
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s at University of Nebraska-Lincoln; law degree from Creighton University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Attorney, private practice on civil matters.
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Elected to the Omaha City Council, 1991; elected to Congress, 1998.
FAMILY: Wife, Robyn; three sons
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NAME: Brad Ashford
AGE: 64
PARTY: Democrat
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from Colgate University; law degree from Creighton University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Omaha attorney; co-owner of Nebraska Clothing Company
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Chairman of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, has represented Omaha’s District 20 for 16 years, from 1987 to 1995 and since 2007
FAMILY: Wife: Ann; three children
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NAME: Steve Laird
AGE: Not available
PARTY: Libertarian
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s at Arizona State University; Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Sales and business development executive for 15 years; now president of reference division of Infogroup in Omaha
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Ran unsuccessfully for 2nd District seat in 1998, 2006 and 2008
FAMILY: Wife, Arlisa
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3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
NAME: Adrian Smith
AGE: 43
PARTY: Republican
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in secondary education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Buyers Realty; former Educational Service Unit No. 13, project manager in staff development; former research assistant, University of Nebraska Foundation
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Gering City Council, 1994-98; Nebraska Legislature, 1998-2006; Elected to Congress, 2006
FAMILY: Single
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NAME: Mark Sullivan
AGE: 63
PARTY: Democrat
EDUCATION: Doniphan High School, 1969; Maintenance technician training, U.S. Air Force, 1970
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Farmer, runs 950-head feedlot. Served in the Nebraska Air National Guard
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: None
FAMILY: Wife, Karen, and four sons