LINCOLN- Susanne Shore and her husband, Nebraska Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, are at odds in supporting candidates to replace convicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry.

Shore, a registered Democrat who switched temporarily to Republican to vote in the May primary election, has shown an independent streak in her politics.

She donated to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and Joe Biden’s run in 2020, but also has backed two GOP candidates, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush, in the past.

Ricketts endorsed Pansing Brooks’ Republican opponent, State Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk, shortly after Fortenberry was convicted this spring of three felony counts of lying to and misleading federal investigators. Ricketts also appeared in a campaign ad for Flood.

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