LINCOLN- A former rival to Gov. Jim Pillen, State Sen.Carol Blood of Bellevue, kicked off her campaign for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District seat. Blood has lived in Sarpy County for many years, serving on the Bellevue City Council from 2008-2016 before being elected to the Legislature. In her second major political campaign, Blood will run on the democratic ticket as she did in her 2022 campaign for Governor.

Her campaign kick-off event filled the local Electrical Workers Union Hall with about 70-80 supporters. Several prominent Nebraska progressives were in attendance, including State Senators Jane Raybould, George Dungan, Machaela Cavanaugh, and John Cavanaugh, Lancaster County Commissioner Christa Yoakum, Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb, and various others.

Blood will run against incumbent Congressman Mike Flood, a republican from Norfolk. Flood was elected to represent Nebraska’s first congressional district in a special election to fill a vacancy left by Jeff Fortenberry who resigned due to a criminal conviction that has since been reversed. Flood narrowly beat out Democratic challenger Patty Pansing Brooks by a little over 6,000 votes, a 5.4% lead.

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