Key facts
- Dan Osborn is challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts for a US Senate seat in Nebraska.
- Osborn criticizes Ricketts' support for a major rail merger involving Union Pacific Corp.
- Osborn also criticizes Ricketts over campaign donations tied to the rail industry.
Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has made rail policy a key topic in his fight to unseat Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. The state's economy is heavily reliant on railroads and their customers.
Osborn and his allies have criticized Ricketts for his support of a significant merger involving Omaha-based Union Pacific Corp. and for campaign donations linked to the rail industry. This anti-corporate message is part of Osborn's broader strategy to potentially unseat Ricketts.