Sen. Ricketts announced his re-election campaign against independent Dan Osborn Sunday, calling it "a tough one"

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts has officially announced his bid for re-election for U.S. senate. Independent candidate Dan Osborn has also launched his campaign, setting the stage for the race to the Senator’s seat in 14 months.

Despite the election being more than a year away, Dan Osborn and his competitor, Sen. Pete Ricketts, are getting a head start.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There is another candidate looking to be elected to serve in Nebraska’s Second Congressional District. James Leuschen, a Democrat, released plans for his campaign in a release to First Alert 6 on Thursday morning. Leuschen says he is an Omaha native and an expert in economic policy.

The lawsuit seeks to prevent Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen from sharing sensitive voter information with federal officials.

The election for the Nebraska senate seat currently held by Sen. Pete Ricketts is still over a year out, but campaigns for both the incumbent and challenger Dan Osborn have already begun.

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen was named in a lawsuit seeking to bar the state from turning over sensitive voter information to the Trump administration.

Christy Knorr, a Ralston nurse and community voluneet, is running for State Sen. Merv Riepe's seat in the Nebraska Legislature.

Hilgers said the request is to ensure there isn't voter fraud happening in the states, citing one case where Nebraska convicted a person of voter fraud.

The Justice Department requested the full name, date of birth, address, state driver's license number and partial Social Security numbers for all registered voters in Nebraska.