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Brett Lindstrom

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Nebraska District 2

Prior offices:

Nebraska State Senate District 18

Years in office: 2015 - 2023

Predecessor:Scott Lautenbaugh

Successor:Christy Armendariz (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 10, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Millard West High School

Bachelor's

University of Nebraska

Personal

Profession

Financial Analyst

Contact

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Brett Lindstrom (Republican Party) is running for election to theU.S. House to representNebraska's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Lindstrom (Republican Party) was a member of theNebraska State Senate, representingDistrict 18. He assumed office on January 7, 2015. He left office on January 4, 2023.

Biography

Lindstrom was born inLincoln, Nebraska. He received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His professional experience includes working as a wealth strategy associate.^[1][2]

Elections

2026

See also: Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 2

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Evangelos Argyrakis (D)
		Kishla Askins (D)
		John Cavanaugh (D)
	Submit photo	James Leuschen (D)
		Denise Powell (D)
		Crystal Rhoades (D)
		Brinker Harding (R)
		Brett Lindstrom (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Johnston (D)
• Don Bacon (R)

Endorsements

2022

See also: Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Nebraska

Jim Pillen defeatedCarol Blood,Scott Zimmerman,Robert Borer, andDave Wright in the general election for Governor of Nebraska on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Pillen (R)	59.2	398,334
		Carol Blood (D)	36.0	242,006
		Scott Zimmerman (L)	3.9	26,455
		Robert Borer (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Dave Wright (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	5,798

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 672,593
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Nebraska

Carol Blood defeatedRoy Harris in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carol Blood	88.7	88,859
	Submit photo	Roy Harris	11.3	11,267

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,126
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Pillen	33.9	91,555
		Charles Herbster	29.9	80,771
		Brett Lindstrom	26.1	70,554
		Theresa Thibodeau	6.1	16,432
		Breland Ridenour	1.7	4,685
		Michael Connely	1.1	2,838
	Submit photo	Donna Nicole Carpenter	0.6	1,536
		Lela McNinch	0.4	1,192
	Submit photo	Troy Wentz	0.3	708

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,271
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Nebraska

Scott Zimmerman advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Zimmerman	100.0	1,595

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,595
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2018

See also:Nebraska State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Nebraska State Senate District 18

IncumbentBrett Lindstrom defeatedScott Winkler in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Lindstrom (Nonpartisan)	53.6	6,874
		Scott Winkler (Nonpartisan)	46.4	5,950

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,824 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 18

IncumbentBrett Lindstrom andScott Winkler defeatedAustin Hennrich in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 18 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Lindstrom (Nonpartisan)	56.1	2,922
✔		Scott Winkler (Nonpartisan)	37.2	1,937
	Submit photo	Austin Hennrich (Nonpartisan)	6.6	345

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,204
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2014

See also:Nebraska State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theNebraska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for challengers wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014, two days after the statutory deadline, which fell on a Saturday. Incumbents were required to file for election by February 18, 2014, three days after the statutory deadline, which fell on the Saturday prior to Presidents Day.J. Michael Tesar andBrett Lindstrom defeatedJoe Vaughn andChad Adams in the primary election. Lindstrom defeated Tesar in the general election.^[3][4][5]

Nebraska State Senate District 18, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Brett Lindstrom	54.9%	4,907
	Independent	J. Michael Tesar	45.1%	4,031
Total Votes				8,938

Nebraska State Senate, District 18 Non-Partisan Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brett Lindstrom	45.8%	1,689
J. Michael Tesar	35.2%	1,301
Joe Vaughn	12.2%	449
Chad Adams	6.8%	252
Total Votes		3,691

2012

See also:Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Lindstrom ran in the2012 election for theU.S. House to representNebraska's2nd District. He sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but he was defeated by incumbentLee Terry in the primary on May 15, 2012.^[6]

Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lee Terry	59.5%	27,998
Brett Lindstrom	22.8%	10,753
Jack Heidel	11.5%	5,406
Glenn Freeman	4%	1,885
Paul Anderson	2.2%	1,051
Total Votes		47,093

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Committee assignments

2021-2022

Lindstrom was assigned to the following committees:

• Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
• Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee
• Revenue Committee

2019-2020

Lindstrom was assigned to the following committees:

• Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
• Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee
• Revenue Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lindstrom served on the following committees:

Campaign finance summary

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Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, theNebraska State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 20.

• Americans for Prosperity Nebraska

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• Holland Children's Movement

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• National Federation of Independent Business

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2015

Personal

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Lindstrom and his wife, Colette, have one daughter.^[7]

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