Denise Powell's NE-02 race against Brinker Harding joins DCCC's 'Red-to-Blue' program for House Dems

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Denise Powell is interviewed by a reporter in Omaha on April 11, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/denise-powells-ne-02-race-against-brinker-harding-joins-dcccs-red-to-blue-program-for-house-dems/

By: Juan Salinas II - June 4, 2026 4:30 am Updated 9:21 am

OMAHA — Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic nominee Denise Powell is, like many of the swing district’s candidates before her, part of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program.

The slightly right-leaning swing district has been on the DCCC’s donor investment program since 2016. The program steers organizational and fundraising support to Democratic candidates in districts where House Democrats believe they can flip a Republican-held seat. The seat will open after the retirement of Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon.

After winning a heated and crowded Democratic primary, Powell is looking to achieve what local, state and national Democrats have been trying to do for about a decade — to win in the Omaha area.

“I’m thrilled to be added to the DCCC’s Red to Blue program today and to flip this seat in November,” Powell said in a statement. “Nebraskans have made it clear that they are ready for a leader who will fight back against the corruption in Washington that has sent the costs of everyday essentials through the roof.”

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