Midterm elections are typically a referendum on the party in power, creating a more beneficial environment for challengers to Republican incumbents in 2026. Dan Osborn is a well-established figure

Independent populist Dan Osborn, whose insurgent Senate campaign seriously threatened one of Nebraska’s Republicans from securing a third term last year, is now taking on GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts — one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

Osborn said he would take on Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) as an independent in a race that has already gotten President Donald Trump’s attention.