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Who's endorsing Sen. Deb Fischer for re-election

Posted at 7:37 PM, Oct 11, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-11 20:37:52-04

Sen. Deb Fischer's re-election campaign on Wednesday released a list of "more than 500 endorsements from leaders across all 93 Nebraska counties."

Fischer kicked off her re-election campaign in June before traveling around the state to Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Scottsbluff, and Kearney.

Her challenger, Jane Raybouldannounced her candidacy in August

The list of Fischer endorsements, provided by Fischer for Nebraska, includes:

Gov. Dave Heineman
Gov. Kay Orr
Gov. Charles Thone
Gov. Pete Ricketts
Sen. Ben Sasse
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Rep. Don Bacon
Rep. Adrian Smith
Lt. Gov. Mike Foley
Former Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann
Former Lt. Gov. John and Judy Nelson
Attorney General Doug Peterson
Former Attorney General Jon Bruning
Auditor of Public Accounts Charlie Janssen
Regent Hal Daub
Speaker Jim Scheer
State Sen. Joni and Mike Albrecht
State Sen. Lydia Brasch
State Sen. Tom Brewer
State Sen. Tom Briese
State Sen. Rob Clements
State Sen. Steve Erdman
State Sen. Curt Friesen
State Sen. Suzanne Geist
State Sen. Mike Groene
State Sen. Steve Halloran
State Sen. Mike Hilgers
State Sen. Robert Hilkemann
State Sen. Dan Hughes
State Sen. Mark Kolterman
State Sen. John Kuehn
State Sen. Tyson Larson
State Sen. Brett Lindstrom
State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan
State Sen. John Lowe
State Sen. John Murante
State Sen. Merv Riepe
State Sen. Jim Smith
State Sen. John Stinner
State Sen. Dan and Jean Ann Watermeier
State Sen. Matt Williams
Former Speaker Galen Hadley
Former Speaker Greg Adams
Former Speaker Mike Flood
Former Speaker Kermit Brashear
Former Speaker Curt Bromm
Former State Sen. Chris Abboud
Former State Sen. Ray Aguilar
Former State Sen. Thomas Baker
Former State Sen. David Bloomfield
Former State Sen. Patrick Bourne
Former State Sen. Carroll Burling
Former State Sen. Dennis Byars
Former State Sen. Tom Carlson
Former State Sen. Mark Christensen
Former State Sen. Colby Coash
Former State Sen. Joni Craighead
Former State Sen. Jim Cudaback
Former State Sen. Douglas Cunningham
Former State Sen. Al Davis
Former State Sen. Robert Dickey
Former State Sen. Merton Dierks
Former State Sen. Patrick Engel
Former State Sen. Philip Erdman
Former State Sen. Mike Friend
Former State Sen. Tommy Garrett
Former State Sen. Tim Gay
Former State Sen. Mike Gloor
Former State Sen. Tom Hansen
Former State Sen. John and Patricia Harms
Former State Sen. Elroy Hefner
Former State Sen. Fred Hlava
Former State Sen. Carol Hudkins
Former State Sen. Jerry Johnson
Former State Sen. Joel Johnson
Former State Sen. James Jones
Former State Sen. Chris Langemeier
Former State Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh
Former State Sen. Carol McBride Pirsch
Former State Sen. Beau McCoy
Former State Sen. Mick Mines
Former State Sen. John Nelson
Former State Sen. David Pankonin
Former State Sen. Dwite Pedersen
Former State Sen. Pete Pirsch
Former State Sen. Mark Quandahl
Former State Sen. Ken Schliz
Former State Sen. Ed and Judy Schrock
Former State Sen. Les Seiler
Former State Sen. Elaine and Boyd Stuhr
Former State Sen. Kate Sullivan
Former State Sen. Roger Wehrbein
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert
Omaha City Council Member Brinker Harding
Omaha City Council Member Aimee Melton
Omaha City Council Member Rich Pahls
Lincoln City Council Member Jon Camp
Lincoln City Council Member Roy Christensen
Lincoln City Council Member Cyndi Lamm
Former Lincoln City Council Member Trent Fellers
Bellevue Mayor Rita Sanders
Clarkson Mayor Chuck Hamernik
Columbus City Council Member John F. Lohr
David City Mayor Alan Zavodny
Geneva City Council Member Eric Kamler
Gering City Council Member Troy Cowan
Gering City Council Member Susan Wiedeman
Gibbon Mayor Deb VanMatre
Grand Island City Council Member Julie Hehnke
Grand Island City Council Member Jeremy Jones
Former Grand Island City Council Member Ken Gnadt
Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse
Kearney City Council Member Bruce Lear
Kearney City Council Member Jonathan Nikkila
Loup City Mayor Alec Baillie
Former McCook Mayor Linda Taylor
Former Norfolk Mayor Dr. Gordon D. Adams
Seward City Council Member Richard Hans
Stanton Mayor Colleen and Bob Paden
Adams County Supervisor Charles Neumann
Banner County Commissioner John Faden
Banner County Commissioner Robert Gifford
Blaine and Loup County Attorney Jason S. White
Boone County Commissioner Hilary Maricle
Boone County Commissioner Alan Rasmussen
Box Butte County Commissioner Doug Hashman
Box Butte and Morrill County Attorney Travis R. Rodak
Brown County Attorney David M. Streich
Brown County Sheriff Bruce Papstein
Buffalo County Commissioner Ivan Klein
Buffalo County Commissioner William McMullen
Burt County Sheriff Robert Pickell
Butler County Supervisor Greg Janak
Butler County Supervisor David Mach
Cass County Attorney Nathan B. Cox
Cass County Commissioner Dan Henry
Cass County Commissioner Janet McCartney
Cass County Commissioner Duane Murdoch
Cedar County Commissioner Craig Bartels
Chase County Commissioner David Hogsett
Cherry County Commissioner Martin DeNaeyer
Cherry County Commissioner Tanya and Eric Storer
Cherry County Commissioner Jim Van Winkle
Cherry and Keya Paha County Attorney Eric Scott
Cheyenne County Attorney Paul B. Schaub
Colfax County Commissioner Jeffrey Bauman
Colfax County Commissioner Gil Wigington
Cuming County Supervisor Steven Meister
Dakota County Commissioner William Rohde
Dawson County Commissioner Everett Hagan
Dawson County Commissioner Bill Stewart
Deuel County Attorney Joel Jay
Deuel County Commissioner William Kingman
Dixon County Sheriff Don Taylor
Dixon County Supervisor Myron Fleury
Dixon County Supervisor Alan Mackling
Dixon County Supervisor Terry Nicholson
Dodge County Supervisor Bob Missel
Dodge County Supervisor David Saalfeld
Dodge County Supervisor Lon Strand
Douglas County Commissioner Mary Ann Borgeson
Douglas County Sheriff Timothy Dunning
Fillmore County Sheriff William Burgess
Franklin County Attorney Henry Schenker
Franklin County Supervisor William Bunger
Franklin County Supervisor Gary Hamilton
Furnas County Attorney Tom Patterson
Gage County Sheriff Millard Gustafson
Gage County Supervisor Myron Dorn
Garden County Commissioner Dixann Krajewski
Hall County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf
Hall County Supervisor Pamela Lancaster
Hall County Supervisor Gary Quandt
Hall County Supervisor Stephen Schuppan
Hamilton County Commissioner Gregg Kremer
Hamilton County Commissioner Becky Richter
Hayes County Commissioner Jeffrey Unger
Hold County Supervisor Ralph Metschke
Holt County Supervisor Robert Snyder
Holt County Supervisor Bill Tielke
Jefferson County Commissioner Gale Pohlmann
Jefferson County Commissioner Mark Schoenrock
Johnson County Commissioner Ted Evans
Kearney County Supervisor Roy John Nelson
Keya Paha County Commissioner Mike Tuerk
Lancaster County Commissioner Roma Amundson
Lancaster County Commissioner Deb and Mark Schorr
Lancaster County Commissioner Todd and Jennifer Wiltgen
Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman
Former Lancaster County Commissioner Brent Smoyer
Lincoln County Commissioner Joe Hewgley
Lincoln County Sheriff Jerome Kramer
Logan County Attorney Steven Vinton
Logan County Commissioner Robert Doyle
Madison County Commissioner Christian Ohl
Madison County Commissioner Ronald Schmidt
McPherson County Attorney Tim Brouillette
Morrill County Commissioner Jeffrey Metz
Nance County Supervisor Darren Nelson
Nemaha County Commissioner Marvin Bohling
Otoe County Attorney David J. Partsch
Otoe County Commissioner Richard Freshman
Otoe County Commissioner Dean Speth
Pawnee County Commissioner Jan Lang
Pawnee County Sheriff Jayme Reed
Perkins County Commissioner Steve Tucker
Pierce County Sheriff Rick Eberhardt
Platte County Supervisor Jerry Engdahl
Platte County Supervisor Ronald Pfeifer
Red Willow County Commissioner Steven Downer
Red Willow County Commissioner Earl McNutt
Rock County Commissioner Dustin Craven
Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov
Sarpy County Commissioner Don Kelly
Sarpy County Commissioner Jim Thompson
Sarpy County Commissioner Jim Warren
Sarpy County Commissioner Brian Zuger
Sarpy County Sheriff Jeffrey Davis
Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz
Saunders County Supervisor Dave Lutton
Saunders County Supervisor Larry Mach
Scotts Bluff County Commissioner Sherry Blaha
Scotts Bluff County Commissioner Glen Schleve
Sherman County Attorney Heather Sikyta
Stanton County Sheriff Michael Unger
Thayer County Commissioner Rick Dageforde
Thurston County Supervisor Leonard Peters
Valley County Supervisor Helen Cullers
Washington County Sheriff Michael Robinson
Washington County Supervisor Lisa Kramer
Washington County Supervisor Steven Kruger
Wayne County Commissioner James Rabe
Webster County Commissioner Trevor Karr
Webster County Commissioner Jo Ann Reiher
Wheeler County Commissioner Jack Poulsen
York County Commissioner Kurt Bulgrin
York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff
Chuck Conrad, Adams County
Dr. John C. and Margaret Welch, Adams County
Ed and Jennifer Nierodzik, Antelope County
Terry Enfield, Arthur County
Travis and Kimberley Wenzel, Arthur County
Bob Gifford, Banner County
Gordon Bradley, Blaine County
Dale Spencer, Blaine County
Mick and Sandra Jensen, Blair County
Jay Wolf, Boone County
Allen Bright, Box Butte County
Mary Crawford, Box Butte County
Jim Hiatt, Boyd County
John Gross, Brown County
Bruce Johnson, Brown County
Douglas and Linda O’Hare, Brown County
Kent Taylor, Brown County
Bret Younkin, Brown County
John, Kyle, and Justus Hanson, Buffalo County
Jack McSweeney and Janice Wiebusch, Buffalo County
Randie and Lisa May, Buffalo County
Tim and Deb Anderson, Burt County
Lou Allgayer, Cass County
Mark Patefield, Cedar County
Kathy Christensen, Chase County
Nolan Gurnsey, Chase County
Kenneth and Lila Churchill, Cherry County
Will and Gina Fischer, Cherry County
Duane and Danita Kime, Cherry County
Chet McCormick, Cherry County
Tom and Deb Ramm, Cherry County
James Ward, Cherry County
Pat Dorwart, Cheyenne County
Bernie and Sharon Fehringer, Cheyenne County
Peggy Popps, Cheyenne County
Glen Becker, Clay County
Mary Lauritzen, Cuming County
George and Barb Cooksley, Custer County
Jeff and Karen Evans, Custer County
Craig Safranek, Custer County
Randy Meyer, Dakota County
Justin Tollman, Dawes County
Moni Reiber, Dawson County
Jeff Rudolph, Dawson County
Al and JoAnn Svajgr, Dawson County
Debbie Borg, Dixon County
John and Elaine Grothusen, Dodge County
David Rogers, Dodge County
Jeremy Aspen, Douglas County
Benjamin Boll, Douglas County
Linda Bors, Douglas County
Brian and Elaine Buescher, Douglas County
Chris Chappelear, Douglas
Dr. Randy Ferlic, Douglas County
Spencer Head and Kelly Gowen, Douglas County
Charles and Lenora Isom, Douglas County
Kim Kaschke, Douglas County
DeeDee Kelly, Douglas County
Nancy McCabe, Douglas County
Doug Pedersen, Douglas County
Thomas Sanderson, Douglas County
Jon Tucker, Douglas County
Frank Turco, Douglas County
Monica Mercer, Dundy County
Ken Boswell, Fillmore County
Judy Glassburner, Fillmore County
Tyler Williams, Fillmore County
Scott Moore, Frontier County
Doug Schultz, Frontier County
Kathy Wilmot, Furnas County
Jeff Davis, Gage County
Mike and Dana Fischer, Garden County
James Lowery II, Garfield County
T.J. Vacura, Gosper County
Dan and Mona Vinton, Grant County
Sherry and Chris Vinton, Grant County
Tom Boyer, Greeley County
Rick Nolze, Greeley County
Rich Vlach, Greeley County
David and Kristine Plond, Hall County
Dan and Lisa Thayer, Hall County
Jayne Mann, Hamilton County
Gary Warren, Hamilton County
Wayne Dietz, Harlan County
Judith Williamson, Harlan County
Rita Erickson, Hayes County
William Sullivan, Hayes County
John Madsen, Holt County
Norman and Theresa Nielsen, Holt County
Terra Boyer, Hooker County
Tom Knutson, Howard County
Pat Moore, Howard County
Mark Knobel, Jefferson County
Doug Goracke, Johnson County
Frank Kovacs, Kearney County
Jasper and Tara Fanning, Keith County
Herb and Karen Knudsen, Keith County
Patty Barstow, Keya Paha County
Betty Palmer, Keya Paha County
Stan Tuton, Keya Paya County
John Morrison, Kimball County
Ken Vincent, Kimball County
Duane Fanta, Knox County
Shane Greckel, Knox County
Dean and Sandy Wilken, Knox County
James and Barbara Ballard, Lancaster County
Jeff and Kris Beckenbach, Lancaster County
Eric and Kathy Carstenson, Lancaster County
Bob and Debra Evnen, Lancaster County
Jason Hayes, Lancaster County
Matthew Innis, Lancaster County
Kandis Lefler, Lancaster County
Deanna Leyden, Lancaster County
Pete McClymont, Lancaster County
Mike McDonald, Lancaster County
Joe and Sharon Murray, Lancaster County
J.P. Sabby, Lancaster County
J.L. and Rhonda Spray, Lancaster County
Darlene Starman, Lancaster County
Bud Synhorst, Lancaster County
John Wurdeman, Lancaster County
Floyd and Judy Zabel, Lancaster County
Linda Hansen, Lincoln County
Michelle McNea, Lincoln County
Karen Hough, Logan County
Robert and Susanne Jones, Logan County
Brent and Robin Meeks, Loup County
John and Cindy Dinkel, Madison County
Robert Dover, Madison County
Susan Kumm, Madison County
Dirk Petersen, Madison County
Ron Stauffer, Madison County
Dale Pettit, McPherson County
Norm and Sue Krug, Merrick County
Dave Peterson, Morrill County
Galen Frenzen, Nance County
Marilyn Sonderup, Nance County
Mary Gerdes, Nemaha County
Daryl Obermeyer, Nemaha County
Richard Riley, Nemaha County
Betty Zadina, Nuckolls County
Orv and Carolyn Gigstad, Otoe County
Sarah Wellman, Otoe County
Mike and Sharon Schilling, Pawnee County
Ted and Lou Tietjen, Perkins County
Margo Carlson, Phelps County
Gloria Erickson, Phelps County
Ted and Sherry Schrock, Phelps County
Vicki Westcott, Phelps County
Jeff Wheeler, Phelps County
Brook Curtiss, Pierce County
K.C. Belitz, Platte County
Lloyd Castner, Platte County
Dennis and Terri Hirschbrunner, Platte County
Matt Jedlicka, Platte County
Steve and Marilyn Davies, Polk County
Scott Langemeier, Polk County
Dennis Berry, Red Willow County
William Bieck, Red Willow County
Quentin Bowen, Richardson County
Homer and Darla Buell, Rock County
Dennis Swanson, Rock County
David and Ann Bruntz, Saline County
David and Carol McCracken, Saline County
Rob Prokop, Saline County
Toni Kuehneman, Sarpy County
Levi and Rose Lippincott, Sarpy County
Matt and Lauren Miltenberger, Sarpy County
Chris Moore, Sarpy County
Jane Nielsen, Sarpy County
Mary Offerjost, Sarpy County
Nora Sandine, Sarpy County
Larry Smith, Saunders County
Dick and Sherry Blaha, Scotts Bluff County
Brent Holliday, Scotts Bluff County
Neil and Jo Ann Smith, Scotts Bluff County
Jessica Kolterman, Seward County
Dennis and Lois Richters, Seward County
Cash and Jecca Ostrander, Sheridan County
Vern Terrell, Sheridan County
George McFadden, Sherman County
Becky Blase, Sioux County
Jerry Catlett, Thayer County
Al and Sallie Atkins, Thomas County
Terri Licking, Thomas County
Tessa Quittner, Thomas County
Heather Sikyta, Valley County
Elizabeth Todsen, Valley County
John and Brenda Orr, Washington County
Shari Dunklau, Wayne County
Logan McClelland, Wayne County
Bud and Beverly Neel, Wayne County
Troy Stowater, Wayne County
Jim Farmer, Webster County
Jerry Schaefer, Webster County
Cheryl Henrichs, Wheeler County
Shirley Reiter, Wheeler County
Josh Chrisman, York County