OMAHA- Preston Love Jr., a longtime advocate for North Omaha, is running again for the U.S. Senate, four years after stepping in as a write-in candidate for Nebraska Democrats in 2020. Love’s campaign said he is announcing his bid Jan. 17. He is the highest-profile Democrat running for a seat held by Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, a former governor who was appointed to the seat in Jan. 2023.

Love said he wants to unite people, to “represent all Nebraskans — not just the ones who agree with me or look like me.” He said he is “excited to celebrate this announcement with my supporters on Wednesday and build the movement we need to win this race.” In 2020, Democrats supported Love’s write-in bid instead of the Democratic nominee, Chris Janicek.

Love earned more than 58,000 votes, or 6% of the vote. His bid was Nebraska’s first by a Black Senate candidate who was backed by a major party in a general election. Ricketts faces former 1st District House candidate John Glen Weaver in the Republican primary. Weaver lost the 2022 primary to Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb.

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