LINCOLN- The race for downtown and South Omaha's Legislative District 7 seat pits a proud son of Mexican immigrants against an equally proud candidate from the area. The first is Dunixi Guereca, who won the most votes in the four-way primary election. The second is Tim Pendrell, who claimed second place in May. They are competing to replace State Sen. Tony Vargas, who is term-limited and barred from seeking reelection.

Guereca is the executive director of Stand For Schools, an organization supporting public schools. He previously worked as a union organizer for the Service Employees International Union. Pendrell, who grew up in South Omaha, works as a legislative aide to Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha. He was previously executive director of Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce and a grant administrator for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.

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