Michael Wunder
WAVERLY – Two candidates made it through the May primary election for the District 21 seat in the Nebraska Legislature.
kAm{2DE H66<[ 3@E9 |:<6 w:=86CD 2?5 {2CCJ $496C6C H6C6 DE:== H@C<:?8 E@ 3C:?8 G@E6CD :?E@ E96 7@=5 367@C6 E96 }@G] g v6?6C2= t=64E:@?]k^Am
kAmw:=86CD 6?E6C65 E96 C246 H:E9 @?6 >2:? 8@2= :? >:?5]k^Am
kAm“%96 3:886DE C62D@? x’> CF??:?8 2?5 >J 3:886DE 2C62 @7 7@4FD :D 8:G:?8 A6@A=6 :? E9:D 5:DEC:4E >@C6 >@?6J E@ DA6?5[” 96 D2:5] “yFDE 23@FE 6G6CJ E2I H6 92G6 :D 9:896C E92? :E D9@F=5 36]”k^Am
kAmx7 6=64E65[ 96 H@F=5 =@@< 2E E96 DE2E6 3F586E 2?5 H@C< H:E9 @E96C D6?2E@CD E@ C65F46 E96 E2I 3FC56? @? 4:E:K6?D[ 96 D2:5] w:D 3FD:?6DD 6IA6C:6?46 H@F=5 8:G6 9:> 2? 6586]k^Am
kAm“x 564:565 E@ CF? 3642FD6 H6 ?665 =6256CD H9@ 2C6 7@4FD65 @? E96 :DDF6D E92E H:== >2<6 2 C62= 5:776C6?46 :? E96 =:G6D @7 }63C2D<2?D – 4FEE:?8 E2I6D[ DEC6?8E96?:?8 @FC 64@?@>:4 7@F?52E:@?[ 2?5 :>AC@G:?8 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[” 96 D2:5] “x 92G6 3F:=E 2 D>2== 3FD:?6DD 2?5 4C62E65 ;@3D :? }63C2D<2 2?5 36=:6G6 >J 324<8C@F?5 2?5 6IA6C:6?46 H:== 36DE D6CG6 E96 72>:=:6D 2?5 D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D @7 s:DEC:4E a`”k^Am
kAmw:=86CD :D :? 72G@C @7 E96 562E9 A6?2=EJ :? =:>:E65 4:C4F>DE2?46D 2?5 7@C “E96 H@CDE @7 E96 H@CDE[” 96 D2:5] $9@F=5 G@E6CD 564:56 E@ C6E2:? E96 C6A62=[ 9@H6G6C[ 96 H@F=5 7@==@H E96:C H:D96D]k^Am
kAm“~9 23D@=FE6=J[” 96 D2:5] “%96 A6@A=6 @7 }63C2D<2 2C6 8@:?8 E@ DA62< @? E9:D :DDF6[ 2?5 :E H:== 36 E96:C 564:D:@?]”k^Am
kAm%96 42?5:52E6 :D ?@E :? 72G@C @7 6IA2?5:?8 |65:42:5[ 2?5 96 6IAC6DD65 4@?46C?D E92E 5@:?8 D@ H@F=5 3@8 C6D:56?ED 5@H? :? >@C6 E2I6D]k^Am
kAmw6 H@F=5 =@@< E@ 2=E6C?2E:G6 H2JD E@ 6IA2?5 2446DD E@ 42C6[ DF49 2D 5:C64E AC:>2CJ 42C6] %92E DJDE6> 2==@HD C6D:56?ED E@ A2J 5@4E@CD 5:C64E=J H:E9@FE :?DFC2?46 >:55=6>6?]k^Am
kAm“%9@D6 2C6 E96 EJA6D @7 :??@G2E:@?D E@ ECJ 2?5 E24<=6 4@DED 96C6 :? }63C2D<2[” 96 D2:5] “%9@D6 2C6 E96 EJA6D @7 E9:?8D x H@F=5 =@@< 2E]”k^Am
kAmw6 H@F=5 2=D@ 6?DFC6 E92E |65:42:5[ 2D :E 6I:DED 4FCC6?E=J[ 4@?E:?F6D E@ D6CG6 E9@D6 H9@ ?665 :E]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 2C6 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 :? E9:D 5:DEC:4E H9@ C6=J @? |65:42:5[” 96 D2:5] “(6 D9@F=5 >2<6 DFC6 :E CF?D H6==]”k^Am
kAmw:=86CD D2:5 E92E :?7C2DECF4EFC6 D9@F=5 36 2 AC:@C:EJ 7@C E96 DE2E6] w6 DFAA@CED E96 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? :?7C2DECF4EFC6 32?<[ 2D H6== 2D E96 qF:=5 }63C2D<2 p4E]k^Am
kAm“{6E’D D66 9@H E9@D6 D92<6 @FE[” 96 D2:5] “x’> G6CJ DFAA@CE:G6 @7 >2<:?8 DFC6 @FC :?7C2DECF4EFC6 92D E96 ?66565 7F?5:?8 7@C @FC 4@?E:?F65 8C@HE9]”k^Am
kAmw6’D @? E96 76?46 C682C5:?8 8:G:?8 >65:42= >2C:;F2?2 E96 8C66? =:89E] w6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D66 >@C6 C6D62C49 @? E96 DF3;64E[ 3FE :ED 4=2DD:7:42E:@? 2D 2 $4965F=6 ` 5CF8 :?9:3:ED DF49 DEF5J]k^Am
kAm“%92E C62==J =:>:ED E96 23:=:EJ E@ DEF5J :? 4=:?:42= EC:2=D[” 96 D2:5] “x’5 =:<6 E@ H2:E 2?5 D66 F?E:= H6 92G6 >@C6 :?7@ @? 4=:?:42= D:56]”k^Am
kAmpD :E DE2?5D ?@H[ 96 @AA@D6D =682=:K2E:@?]k^Am
kAmx7 6=64E65[ 96 H@F=5 H@C< E@ :>AC@G6 E96 D49@@= 7F?5:?8 >@56= E@ H@C< 36EE6C 7@C =2?5@H?6CD :? CFC2= D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED]k^Am
kAmw6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D66 28C:4F=EFC2= =2?5 G2=F2E:@?D >@C6 4=@D6=J >2E49 4@>>@5:EJ AC:46D[ H9:49 H@F=5 >2<6 7@C >@C6 6BF:E23=6 AC@A6CEJ E2I6D :? CFC2= 2C62D]k^Am
kAm“(96? 4@C? 8@6D 5@H?[ E96 G2=F6 @7 E92E =2?5 5@6D?’E 8@ 5@H? E@ E96 D2>6 568C66 2D BF:4<=J[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmpD 2 D6?2E@C[ w:=86CD D2:5 96 H@F=5 2:> E@ 32=2?46 E96 ?665D @7 4@?DE:EF6?ED :? 3@E9 E96 4:EJ 2?5 :? CFC2= A2CED @7 E96 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 2=H2JD D66? E9:D 5:DEC:4E 2D 2 F?:BF6 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 7@C H9@6G6C :D E96 D6?2E@C 7C@> E96 5:DEC:4E[” 96 D2:5] “x G:6H E92E 2D 2 G6CJ D6C:@FD C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[ H9:49 x E2<6 G6CJ D6C:@FD=J]”k^Am
kAm{2CCJ $496C6C D2:5 9:D E@A 7:D42= AC:@C:EJ :7 6=64E65 H@F=5 36 E@ 32=2?46 E96 DE2E6’D 3F586E] w6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 6=:>:?2E6 :?4@>6 E2I6D @? D@4:2= D64FC:EJ[ >:=:E2CJ :?4@>6 2?5 C6E:C6>6?E :?4@>6] w6 H@F=5 2=D@ =:<6 E@ =@H6C E96 E2I C2E6 2E =@H6C :?4@>6 =6G6=D]k^Am
kAm“pE Sag[___ J@F DE2CE A2J:?8 E96 D2>6 >2C8:?2= E2I C2E6 2D (2CC6? qF776EE[” 96 D2:5] “x E9:?< E92E :E D9@F=5 8C25F2==J 86E FA E@ E96 E@A C2E6]”k^Am
kAm$496C6C 3C62<D 2H2J 7C@> w:=86CD @? E96 562E9 A6?2=EJ]k^Am
kAm“q642FD6 @FC 562E9 A6?2=EJ =2H :D D@ 3C@<6? :E E2<6D D@ >2?J J62CD 2?5 D@ >2?J 5@==2CD E@ 6I64FE6 2?J3@5J[ x’> 8@:?8 E@ G@E6 E@ C6E2:? E96 =2H =68:D=2EFC6 A2DD65 H9:49 :D =:76 :>AC:D@?>6?E[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmx7 E96 G@E6CD’ 564:D:@? E9:D 72== :D @AA@D:E6 9:D @H?[ $496C6C D2:5 96 H@F=5 9@?@C E96:C G@E6 H9:=6 H@C<:?8 E@ >2<6 E96 562E9 A6?2=EJ >@C6 677:4:6?E]k^Am
kAm“%@E2==J C6DA64E:?8 E96 G@E6 @7 E96 A6@A=6[ :7 :E 4@>6D 324< :? x E9:?< H6 92G6 E@ =@@< 2E E96 2AA62= AC@46DD[ H6’C6 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 E@ 7:I E92E[” 96 D2:5] “%96C6 ;FDE 92D E@ 36 D@>6 H2J E@ 5@ :E >@C6 6IA65:E:@FD=J] xE’D E6CC:3=6 2== E96 G:4E:>D 72>:=:6D H2:E E92E =@?8] %96C6’D D@ >2?J E9:?8D E92E ?665 E@ 36 5@?6 E@ 7:I :E]”k^Am
kAmw6 DFAA@CED E96 6IA2?D:@? @7 |65:42:5[ 2D =@?8 2D :E’D 277@C523=6 7@C E96 DE2E6]k^Am
kAm“x ?665 E@ 92G6 2 3:== E92E 92D E96 23:=:EJ E@ A2J 7@C :E :?4=F565[” 96 D2:5] “x7 E96 7656C2= >@?6J 5@6D?’E A2J 7@C E96 4@DE[ E92? H6 ?665 E@ 92G6 2 ?@?\E2I 7F?5D]”k^Am
kAmx562==J[ E96 DE2E6 4@F=5 AC@G:56 >@C6 2446DD E@ 42C6]k^Am
kAm“*629 H6 D9@F=5 5@ :E[” 96 D2:5] “qFE :E’D =:<6 2?JE9:?8 J@F 5@ E@ 96=A A6@A=6[ J@F’G6 8@E E@ 36 23=6 E@ 277@C5 :E]”k^Am
kAm{:G:?8 :? CFC2= {2?42DE6C r@F?EJ[ $496C6C :D 72>:=:2C H:E9 DE2E6’D 28:?8 :?7C2DECF4EFC6] w6 H@F=5 2:> E@ :>AC@G6 9@H E96 DE2E6 42C6D 7@C C@25D 2?5 3C:586D]k^Am
kAm“#@25D 2C6 E96 =:763=@@5 @7 E96 DE2E6 2?5 E96 4@F?EJ[” 96 D2:5] “x’> 6IEC6>6=J DFAA@CE:G6 @7 E92E]”k^Am
kAm$496C6C DFAA@CED E96 =682=:K2E:@? @7 >65:42= >2C:;F2?2 7@C 49C@?:4 :==?6DD6D]k^Am
kAm“%96C6’D >@C6 2?5 >@C6 AC@@7 E92E D9@HD E92E :E’D 67764E:G6 7@C DA64:7:4 :==?6DD6D @C >65:42= AC@3=6>D[” 96 D2:5] “xE’D 366? D9@H? E@ H@C<] (9J H@F=5?’E H6 5@ E92E H96? H6 2==@H @A:@:5D E@ 8@ @FE E@ 2== D@CED @7 E9:?8D E92E 2C6 =6DD E92? E92E <:?5 @7 A2:? =6G6=n x7 J@F 42? 96=A D@>6@?6 H:E9 2 C6=2E:G6=J :?6IA6?D:G6 AC@G6? >65:42E:@?[ E96? x 5@?’E D66 H9J ?@E]”k^Am
kAmw6 H@F=5 2=D@ 2:> E@ C67@C> E96 AF3=:4 D49@@= 7F?5:?8 7@C>F=2 E@ 36EE6C D6CG6 CFC2= D49@@= 5:DEC:4E A2EC@?D]k^Am
kAm“(6 >62DFC6 E96 H62=E9 @7 2 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E E@E2==J 32D65 @? E96 G2=F2E:@? @7 AC@A6CEJ[” 96 D2:5 @7 E96 4FCC6?E D:EF2E:@?] “(6 5@?’E 92G6 2 >62DFC6>6?E @7 E96 :?4@>6 @7 A6@A=6 :? E92E 2C62 2?5 9@H >F49 E96J 42? 277@C5 E@ A2J]”k^Am
kAmw6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ FD6 2 A@CE:@? @7 6I:DE:?8 :?4@>6 E2I6D E@ 7F?5 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED]k^Am
