Dan Osborn speaking at the Omaha Education Association building while accepting the endorsement of the Nebraska State Education Association on Nov. 19, 2025. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — The former labor leader running for U.S. Senate in Nebraska got endorsed by the state’s largest teachers union.

The Nebraska State Education Association endorsed registered nonpartisan Dan Osborn in his Senate bid against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts.

The endorsement comes months earlier than the last time Osborn ran for Congress against GOP U.S. Sen. Deb Fisher in 2024, which happened in the run up to the general election. NSEA President Tim Royers said it was “very important” for the union to lay “a marker down early” for a candidate who cares about public education.

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