FT: Crawford campaigning for District 1 seat
By Colin Larson Although a Democrat hasn’t been elected to serve Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District since 1964, Dennis Crawford is hoping to change that in 2018. Crawford, 57, a lawyer and lifelong resident of Lincoln is looking to unseat Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry from the District 1 seat. After earning 31 percent of the vote […]
DCBP: Crawford ready to challenge Fortenberry in 2018
By Larry Pierce For Dennis Crawford, the stakes for middle class Nebraska citizens have never been higher, with the economy tilted against them by the “donor class” that dominates politics. That’s why he’s ready to take another run at unseating Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry from the District 1 seat. Crawford was Fortenberry’s Democratic opponent the […]
Election 2018: Wall Street v. Main Street
One of the defining issues of the 2018 campaign will be Jeff Fortenberry’s long standing support of Wall Street. This issue has been overshadowed recently by the passage of the Senate tax bill but it came to a head when Richard Cordray – an Obama appointee – resigned as the head of the Consumer Financial […]
Crawford for Congress on Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has introduced a plan to repeal the Obama era rules that have kept the internet fair and open. These are the so-called “net neutrality” rules that have been in place since 2015. Ending net neutrality would put big internet service providers (ISP) like AT&T and Comcast in charge of the […]
Crawford for Congress on the Keystone Pipeline
I’m opposed to the Keystone XL Pipeline and will be joining the march against it today in Lincoln. IMO, the pipeline is a mistake and simply isn’t necessary. As a starting point, I’m opposed to a foreign corporation using the power of eminent domain to take away land from our fellow Nebraskans. Moreover, the pipeline […]
NCNP: Democrat seeks to unseat Fortenberry for District 1
By Kirt Manion Lincoln attorney Dennis Crawford believes that the country and the congress should be led in a different direction. And, because of that, Crawford, a Democrat, will seek election as Nebraska’s congressional representative for District 1, a seat occupied by Republican Jeff Fortenberry. Crawford attempted to unseat Fortenberry in the 2014 mid-term elections […]
Crawford for Congress Statement On Indictments of Manafort and Gates
Now that some of Mr. Trump’s (former) closest associates have been indicted by the Mueller special counsel investigation, our country may soon be facing a genuine Constitutional crisis. In the past few months, Trump’s allies in the Congress and the conservative media have been calling for the resignation or termination of Robert Mueller. In addition, […]
We Need Action On Climate Change Now
Climate change is increasingly becoming a more serious problem. According to a recent report from the non-partisan Government Accounting Office (GAO), the federal government has spent approximately $350 billion during the last ten years responding to extreme weather events – which are made worse by climate change. According to the GAO: “Climate change impacts are […]
The Time Is Now For Campaign Finance Reform
The five member “conservative” majority of the U.S. Supreme Court put their thumb on scale for the top 1% in their now infamous Citizens United decision in 2010. Since that decision, reactionary billionaires have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into elections up and down the ballot to elect Republicans who will enact their agenda. […]
KWBE: Congressional Candidate Visits Madison County Democrats
NORFOLK — Health care was on the mind of congressional candidate Dennis Crawford on Thursday night. The Lincoln personal injury attorney and Democratic candidate for Nebraska’s Congressional District One spoke at an event for Madison County Democrats at the Norfolk Country Club. He is opposing incumbent representative Jeff Fortenberry who has been in the House […]