OMAHA- Dunixi Guereca, the executive director of Stand for Schools, a nonprofit that advocates for strong public schools, announced his candidacy for the 7th legislative district seat, which is currently held by Sen. Tony Vargas, who will be term-limited in 2024. The district encompasses part of downtown and south Omaha.

Prior to working at Stand for Schools, Guereca was a union organizer for the Service Employees International Union. "As the proud son of two Mexican immigrants who came to the U.S. in search of a better life, I saw up close their struggle to achieve the American Dream," wrote Guereca in a release, "That dream is too far out of reach for so many people across Nebraska."

Guereca said his priorities, should be elected to the seat, will include strengthening Nebraska's public schools, providing higher wages to workers in the state, appropriating funding towards affordable housing and healthcare, and creating a "fair tax system for all hard-working Nebraskans." Guereca studied political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and served there as president of the Nebraska Young Democrats.

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