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Dan Osborn | |
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| Born | March 29, 1975 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Megan Osborn |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Official website |
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| Unit | USS Constellation (CV-64) |
Dan Osborn (born March 29, 1975) is a U.S. Navy veteran, industrial mechanic, former labor union leader and independent candidate in the regular 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska.[1]
Osborn served in the Nebraska Army National Guard before working at Kellogg's Omaha plant. He eventually became president of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 50G and led the strike at Kellogg's Omaha plant in 2021.
Osborn is running for Senate as an independent against incumbent Deb Fischer. His campaign platform is focused on protecting small businesses, family farmers, and workers; his policy positions include raising the national minimum wage, lowering the tax rate on overtime work, guaranteeing access to abortion, facilitating union organizing, and protecting gun rights.
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan (February 18, 2024). "A Union Leader in Nebraska Tries to Leap to the Senate on Labor's Strength". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2024.