LINCOLN- Sarah Centineo, a nurse, attorney and two-term Bellevue school board member, has announced plans to run for the Nebraska Legislature. Centineo, a Democrat, is seeking the District 45 seat now held by State Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue. The district encompasses portions of Bellevue, Offutt Air Force Base, and La Platte. Sen. Sanders has yet to confirm if she will seek reelection.

Allie French of Prague also announced her candidacy for District 23. French is a leader with Nebraskans Against Government Overreach, a conservative grassroots organization, and the owner of Anglers Allie, a live bait shop near Czechland Lake. She said she is running for the Legislature because “we need strong patriots willing to boldly stand for truth, even if they face standing alone.”

In District 41, Nadine Bane has announced a bid for term-limited Sen. Tom Briese's seat. Bane currently serves as the vice chairman of the Greeley County GOP. The district encompasses Greeley, Howard, Valley, Wheeler, Boone, Sherman and the northern portions of Hall and Buffalo Counties. She describes herself as a “Ronald Reagan conservative Republican". Finally, for the District 31 seat, Mary Ann Folchert, a former educator, intends to challenge the newly-appointed Sen. Kathleen Kauth, saying that "political polarization threatens the good life" and that Nebraskans need "sensible, diligent, and open-minded lawmakers."

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