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Brett Lindstrom joins Nebraska's new America First Party. Is governor bid imminent?

Josh Reyes World-Herald Staff Writer
Aug 27, 2026
Aug 27, 2026 Updated 32 mins ago
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080326-owh-new-lindstrom-nf-13 (copy) (copy) — Brett Lindstrom, a former nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska governor, speaks with reporters after turning in signatures for his bid at the Secretary of State's Office in the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Aug. 3, 2026. Less than a month later, Lindstrom changed his party registration to America First.
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Former Republican Omaha state lawmaker Brett Lindstrom has registered with the new America First Party, according to the state's voter database and the Douglas County Election Commission.

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Photos: Brett Lindstrom submits signatures for Nebraska governor bid

Brett Lindstrom, non-partisan candidate for Nebraska governor, turns in signatures for his nonpartisan governor bid at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Brett Lindstrom, non-partisan candidate for Nebraska governor, carries boxes of signatures for his nonpartisan governor bid into the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Brett Lindstrom, non-partisan candidate for Nebraska governor, carries boxes of signatures for his nonpartisan governor bid into the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Brett Lindstrom, non-partisan candidate for Nebraska governor, carries boxes of signatures for his nonpartisan governor bid into the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Brett Lindstrom, non-partisan candidate for Nebraska governor, carries boxes of signatures for his nonpartisan governor bid into the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD

Brett Lindstrom, nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska governor, turns in signatures for his nonpartisan governor bid at the Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD

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