NPR reports: In Nebraska, Jim Pillen has won the Republican primary for governor, according to a race call from The Associated Press. Riding the endorsement of Gov. Pete Ricketts and much of the state’s GOP establishment, Pillen, a hog producer and University of Nebraska regent, held off rival candidates that included Charles Herbster – a political newcomer backed by former …
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Playbook reports: Dave Lopez, an attorney for a Nebraska state senator who is suing gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster for sexual battery, intends to subject Herbster senior adviser Kellyanne Conway to discovery in the case, he told Daniel Lippman. Lopez, who represents state Sen. Julie Slama, said he hopes to find out what Conway, who has worked for Herbster for a …
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The New York Times reports: A second woman has publicly accused Charles W. Herbster, the Republican candidate for governor in Nebraska endorsed by former President Donald J. Trump, of groping her at a 2019 Republican fund-raising dinner. Elizabeth Todsen said Mr. Herbster grabbed her at the dinner in Omaha and said details of the incident reported earlier this month by …
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The Nebraska Examiner reports: Often wearing his signature cowboy hat and suit, he would extend a handshake to the men. But when young women reached out for a handshake, as well, on at least several occasions he pulled them into an embrace instead. Charles Herbster, the CEO of Conklin Co. and now a frontrunner in the 2022 GOP primary race, …
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