Category: Jim Pillen

Nebraska State Senator Wins 7-Year Fight for Constitutional Carry

Nebraska is set to be the 27th state to allow “constitutional carry” of firearms. “This has been a seven-year labor of love,” Nebraska State Sen. Tom Brewer, sponsor of LB77, told The Epoch Times. The bill passed on April 19 allows anyone who can legally own a firearm to carry it openly or concealed without…


Trump Discourages Pennsylvanians From Voting For Barnette

Recent polls show that U.S. Army veteran and conservative commentator Kathy Barnette is about even with celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz and businessman David McCormick in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. With the May 17 primary five days away, former president Donald Trump urged Republican voters to avoid Barnette and instead…


Pillen Overcomes Early Deficit, Captures Nebraska GOP Governor’s Primary

OMAHA, Nebraska—A self-described Christian conservative, veterinarian, and pig farmer, Jim Pillen overcame an early deficit and captured Nebraska’s GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. With 63 percent of the precincts reporting at 10:58 p.m., Pillen generated 32.72 percent of the vote followed by Brett Lindstrom and Charles Herbster, according to Decision Desk HQ. State Sen. Carol…


Will Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Carry More Weight Than Trump in GOP Primary?

Every June, Omaha hosts the College World Series, a tradition that draws hundreds of thousands to Nebraska’s largest city. The baseball event is more than a month away, but the heated Nebraska GOP gubernatorial primary has reached the bottom of the ninth inning as voters head to the polls on May 10. Nine candidates are…


Nebraska Gubernatorial Primary Offers Test of a Trump Endorsement

Twenty-two of the candidates endorsed by Donald Trump prevailed in Ohio and Indiana primary elections on May 3. Trump’s stamp of approval will receive its strongest challenge yet on May 10 when Nebraska voters head to the polls and decide on the GOP gubernatorial race. Cattle rancher Charles Herbster has led in the polls for…