State Sen. Brad Ashford to seek Lee Terry's U.S. House seat
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — The Democrats will be fielding an opponent for Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Lee Terry.
State Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha, who switched his registration to Democrat in August, told The World-Herald that he will file for the 2nd Congressional District seat today.
That represents an about-face from October, when Ashford said he didn't plan to run so he could focus on legislation to reform the state's overcrowded prison system.
But the 64-year-old lawmaker, who ran unsuccessfully for Omaha mayor as an independent a year ago, said he was urged by his family and others to reconsider.
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