LINCOLN- In her latest legislative column, State Sen. Julie Slama, who decided not to run for reelection this year, offered her reasoning for endorsing neither Dennis Schaardt nor Robert Hallstrom, both candidates in her Legislative District. Slama highlighted her past experiences endorsing candidates, and pointed to the competitive nature of the District 1 race.

"Since both Dennis Schaardt and Bob Hallstrom advanced to the November election to represent Southeast Nebraska in our Legislature, I've been asked several times if I'll be making an endorsement in the race," wrote Slama, "I won't be endorsing either Bob or Dennis for several reasons--most importantly because I think they'd both do a solid job of representing District 1 in Lincoln."

According to Slama, one of the most "valuable lessons" she learned during the 2020 campaign "came from a higher-ranking elected official who graciously refused to endorse either candidate in [her] race because the official had positive relationships with each candidate." Slama said she embraced that message wholeheartedly, and expects the race between Hallstrom and Schaardt to be highly competitive.

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