U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., speaks during a press conference announcing his endorsement by the National Border Patrol Council at a campaign office in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts is used to being endorsed by the unions representing local law enforcement agencies. In federal and statewide races, police and sheriff's unions in Omaha, Lincoln and other parts of the state often back GOP candidates for Congress, state and local offices.
Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign rally to kick off his 93-county tour of Nebraska at the Astro Theater in La Vista on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, speaks Wednesday during a press conference announcing the group's endorsement of U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in Omaha.
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., speaks during a press conference announcing his endorsement by the National Border Patrol Council at a campaign office in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, speaks Wednesday during a press conference announcing the group's endorsement of U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in Omaha.
Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign rally to kick off his 93-county tour of Nebraska at the Astro Theater in La Vista on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
