An incredible campaign launch!
"My dad got cancer & my mom's employer collapsed. The executives got paid & the workers got screwed. She didn't have the heart to tell us, even when the bank took the house…when she took her own life, the eviction notice was in her pocket."
Emulating Dan Osborne, Nebraska Independent Targets Corporate Greed in #US House Run
Austin Ahlman argued that “it’s Tyson; it’s Google; it’s Facebook; it’s every other corporation that is putting the squeeze and pressure on communities like mine and ripping us apart” that are “stealing your way of life.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/nebraska-elections-2026
from #CommonDreams
May 14, 2026
As the winner of the #DemocraticParty US Senate primary in #Nebraska mulls dropping out to boost Independent #DanOsborn, another congressional candidate not tied to either major political party launched a campaign for the state’s 1st Congressional District on Thursday.
Joining incumbent #GOP Rep. #MikeFlood and #Democratic primary winner Chris Backemeyer is #AustinAhlman, a 28-year-old investigative journalist, anti-monopolist, and self-described “insurgent Independent running in NE-01 to fight for the little guy.”
Joining incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Flood and Democratic primary winner Chris Backemeyer in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District is Austin Ahlman, a 28-year-old investigative journalist, anti-monopolist, and "insurgent Independent running in NE-01 to fight for the little guy."
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