NE-02 Republican nominee?
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MAY 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusinessman
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationNebraska
BackgroundBusinessman
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Notable personal detailsDaniel Edward Frei is a Nebraska Republican who ran for the U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in 2014 and again in 2024. He formed the principal campaign committee Dan Frei for Congress and challenged incumbent Rep. Don Bacon in the 2024 GOP primary. He has described himself as a fiscal and social conservative, emphasizing constitutional rights, border security, and reducing federal spending and debt.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports repealing the Affordable Care Act and returning health-care policymaking to states; favors market-based competition and treating people as health-insurance consumers rather than expanding federal programs.
Immigration & Border
Supports strict border enforcement including finishing the border wall, expanding support for Border Patrol, and immediate expulsion of people apprehended entering illegally; favors securing the border to prevent drugs, trafficking, and other threats while supporting legal immigration through an expedited system. Uses strong restrictionist language such as “Stop the Invasion” and emphasizes deporting those in the country illegally.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate describes a pro-life position, committing to defend life from conception to natural death and opposing public funding for entities that provide elective abortions. The campaign expresses opposition to efforts that would undermine protections for unborn children.
Climate & Energy
The candidate opposes Green New Deal–style policies and positions his campaign on conservative, America-first principles; his campaign materials list “Stopping the Green New Deal (Climate & Transportation Tyranny)” as a named issue and emphasize traditional conservative endorsements. He has not provided detailed pro‑climate policy proposals or indicated support for aggressive emissions targets on his public questionnaire responses.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate affirms strong support for the Second Amendment and opposes attempts to infringe on law-abiding citizens’ right to own and carry firearms. The campaign also emphasizes support for law enforcement and frames public-safety policy around backing police and opposing left-leaning public-safety policies.
News
Dan Frei is being mentioned in connection with a broader fight over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The reporting says Nebraska could become more important if partisan gerrymandering limits are weakened, but it does not report any specific action, result, or new development involving Frei himself. Overall, the news is more about the changing political map than about a concrete update on his campaign.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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