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NE-02 Democratic nominee?
$375.0K
MAY 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical activist
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNebraska
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BackgroundPolitical activist
Notable personal detailsDenise Blaya Powell is an Omaha-based Democratic political activist and consultant who ran for the U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. She co-founded Women Who Run Nebraska, an organization that trains and supports women candidates in the state. She won the Democratic primary in May 2026 and advanced to the general election for NE-02.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Denise Powell positions herself against tax breaks for billionaires and emphasizes lowering costs for working families while protecting social programs like Medicaid and Social Security. Her campaign highlights fighting economic inequality, cracking down on dark money, and prioritizing investments in communities and public services.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to government programs like Medicaid, lowering healthcare costs and premiums for working families, and defending access to reproductive healthcare. Emphasizes preserving Medicaid and Social Security and opposing policies that would dismantle those programs.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports abortion rights and has worked locally to oppose abortion bans; she has been endorsed by EMILY’s List, an organization that backs pro-choice Democratic women. Her campaign materials describe efforts to stop extremists from passing abortion restrictions in Nebraska and frame protecting women’s rights as a campaign priority.
Climate & Energy
Supports clean energy solutions and frames rising energy costs as a priority for constituents; has engaged with climate and health advocacy efforts. Emphasizes investment and policy action to address energy affordability and public health impacts of climate change.
Polls
NE-02 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.7M
$2.0M
$1.3M
$667.1K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$2.7M
$997.4K
$1.7M
$92.8K
Source: FEC
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