LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Name: Ben Sasse

Age: 42

Home: Fremont

Political Party: Republican

Occupation: President of Midland University

Public offices held: Chief of staff for U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy; chief of staff, U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry; adviser, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in government studies, Harvard University; master’s degree in liberal arts, St. John’s University; master’s degree and Ph.D. in philosophy, Yale University.

Family: Wife, Melissa; three children

Website: http://www.sassefornebraska.com/

Name: Dave Domina

Age: 63

Home: Omaha

Political Party: Democrat

Occupation: Attorney, founder of Domina Law Group

Public offices held: Special assistant Nebraska attorney general

Education: J.D., University of Nebraska College of Law

Family: Wife, Carol Ewald Jorde Domina; three children

Website: http://davedomina.com/

Name: Jim Jenkins

Age: 57

Home: Callaway

Political Party: Nonpartisan

Occupation: Rancher, entrepreneur

Public offices held: Three terms on Custer County Planning Commission

Education: Bachelor’s in political science, Principia College in Elsah, Illinois

Family: Wife, Julianna; 3 children

Website: http://jenkinsforussenate.com/

Name: Todd Watson

Age: 38 (DOB: Aug. 4, 1976)

Home: Lincoln

Political Party: Nonpartisan

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Public offices held: None

Education: Bachelor’s in business administration, Texas Christian University; master’s degree in accounting, University of Texas at Austin

Family: Wife, Kelly; 4 children.

Website: http://watsonforsenate.com/