Nebraska Senate Hopeful And Union Leader At First Says No, But Then Opens Up About Trying Marijuana

Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic and union leader who led a strike at the Omaha Kellogg’s K plant in 2021, is running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent from Nebraska. He kicked off his 2024 campaign on Thursday by focusing on kitchen-table issues, which he says are important to the local workers whom he helped get better pay and benefits, writes Nebraska Examiner.

Osborn, who will be running against two-term U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R), said he chose to run as an Independent because most people he talks to from both parties are more open to a message from a candidate who doesn’t play for the team they dislike.

“My intent is to go up against the large corporations, just like I did on strike at Kellogg’s,” Osborn said. “I’m not afraid of them. And they need to pay their fair share in corporate taxes.”

In his first campaign speech, he focused on plans like cutting middle-class taxes, eliminating wasteful spending, removing tax loopholes for multinational corporations and helping farmers, ranchers and military service members. Osborn highlighted wanting to prioritize people and their needs.

Now, he and his team need to collect 4,000 signatures by Sept.1, 2024, and raise enough money to compete with Fischer. So far, Osborn has raised more than $60,000, compared to Fischer, who's pulled in $612,000 in the spring and listed $2.1 million in cash on hand.

Osborn's Policy On Marijuana

In a recent interview with New Channel Nebraska, Osborn confirmed he supports legalizing medical marijuana and explained why he'd back the legalization of recreational cannabis as well.

“Yes, I would support legalizing recreational marijuana, and this is why,” Osborn said. “You look at Colorado for an example to go off of. And they utilize their tax profits from marijuana and it goes back into the school systems. The tax money should also be used to set up rehab centers for people as well.”

When asked if he ever tried marijuana, Osborn said “No, I didn’t,” but quickly wanted a do-over. He asked NCN Joe Jordan to ask him “the marijuana question again,” because he doesn’t want to lie about it.

That’s when he opened up about trying marijuana, but not liking the “short-term memory loss” he experienced. “I’ve only done it a handful of times,” he said.

Senator Fischer, on the other hand, strongly opposed adult-use cannabis in 2015, and whether her opinion on the issue changed or if she supports medical marijuana has not been confirmed.

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