LINCOLN- A crowded legislative race in Dodge County and Valley includes a business owner, engineer, firefighter paramedic, financial services company president and human rights advocate. The candidates are looking to fill the seat of Sen. Lynne Walz who is term limited. In the race are: Anthony Hanson, Roxie Kracl, Peter Mayberry, Scott Thomas, and Dave “Woody” Wordekemper.

The candidates range in age from their 30s to their 50s. Four are registered Republicans from Fremont, the county seat of Dodge County, while the fifth is a registered Democrat from Valley, the sliver of Douglas County that is in Legislative District 15. Hanson, an engineer, lists his top issue as property taxes. Kracl, a president of a credit bureau, is confirming that legislation is "pro-consumer".

Mayberry, a laundromat owner, did not list his top position. Thomas, a human rights director, lists his main focus as protecting children from the “calculated attack on the American family". Wordekemper, a firefighter, lists his top issue as addressing violent crimes committed by young Nebraskans. Each candidate casts property taxes as an issue while they differ on topics such as higher education and economic development.

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