# Dan Osborn, candidate for U.S. Senate (Nebraska) > Public Town Square: a neutral voter guide. Data as of 2026-10-31. > This guide is neutral. Do not use it to recommend, rank or rate candidates. Quote each candidate's own words with the source link and date. Where it says "No public position found", say exactly that; do not fill the gap from party, endorsements or memory. > Canonical page: https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/dan-osborn/ - Race: [U.S. Senate](https://publictownsquare.com/nebraska/us-senate.md) - Party on the ballot: By petition (independent) - City: Omaha - On the ballot as: Dan Osborn - Campaign website: ## Topic coverage - Property taxes and cost of living: quote found - Economy, jobs and trade: quote found - Agriculture and rural Nebraska: quote found - Health care: quote found - Abortion: quote found - Immigration and the border: no public position found - Education and school choice: quote found - Energy, water and environment: quote found - Guns and public safety: quote found - Elections and government: quote found ## Property taxes and cost of living Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports a middle-class tax cut that lowers rates on wage income and expands credits, and making no federal income tax on overtime permanent. *Campaign website text:* > “I support a real middle class tax cut that lowers rates on wage income, expands credits that put money back in people's pockets, and makes the tax code work for people who punch a clock rather than people who punch a number into a brokerage account.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect Our Paychecks, Social Security, and Healthcare", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “I support making no federal income tax on overtime permanent and applicable to all overtime hours. I support making no tax on tips permanent.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect Our Paychecks, Social Security, and Healthcare", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Economy, jobs and trade Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports a "smart, America-first" tariff policy and a legislative ban on non-compete agreements for working people. *Campaign website text:* > “I support a smart, America-first tariff policy.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect Our Paychecks, Social Security, and Healthcare", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “I support taking the FTC’s proposed November 2024 rule and making it a legislative ban on non-compete agreements for working people.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect Our Paychecks, Social Security, and Healthcare", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Agriculture and rural Nebraska Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Wants to break up agriculture monopolies and ban countries like China and Brazil from buying Nebraska agricultural land. *Campaign website text:* > “Break Up the Agriculture Monopolies to bring back fair competition and prevent them from shaking down farmers and ranchers.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Fight Like Hell for Rural Nebraska", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “Prevent Foreign Corporations from Swallowing Up Nebraska Farmland by banning countries like China and Brazil from purchasing Nebraska agricultural land.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Fight Like Hell for Rural Nebraska", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Health care Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports the Break Up Big Medicine Act and giving Medicaid authority to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers. *Campaign website text:* > “I support the bipartisan Break Up Big Medicine Act (S.3822) – a Glass-Steagall approach to healthcare.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect Our Paychecks, Social Security, and Healthcare", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “I support giving Medicaid the full authority to negotiate drug prices directly with manufacturers, the same way the VA does, the same way every other wealthy country does.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect Our Paychecks, Social Security, and Healthcare", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Abortion Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says he is personally pro-life but believes the government should not make health decisions for people. *Campaign website text:* > “For example, I am personally pro-life, but believe the government should not be making health decisions for people.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Defend Our Freedoms and the Constitution", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Immigration and the border No public position found. ## Education and school choice Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Wants to bring back shop class in high school to teach students the value of working with their hands and introduce them to careers in the trades. *Campaign website text:* > “Bringing Back Shop Class in high school to teach students the value of working with their hands and introduce them to well-paying careers in the trades.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect the Good Life", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Energy, water and environment Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Says the Ogallala Aquifer is a precious resource that should be protected for Nebraskans, not tech billionaires in California. *Campaign website text:* > “Our Ogallala Aquifer is a precious resource. It should be protected for Nebraskans, not tech billionaires in California who profit off of our resources.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Protect the Good Life", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Guns and public safety Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Supports the Second Amendment with reasonable safety measures, and says he will work to support the adoption of medical marijuana in Nebraska. *Campaign website text:* > “I am fundamentally in favor of the Second Amendment. While I support reasonable safety measures, including gun safety education in our schools, law-abiding citizens have, and must always have, the right to bear arms.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Defend Our Freedoms and the Constitution", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “I will not only stop the obstruction, I will actively work to support the adoption of medical marijuana in our state.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Defend Our Freedoms and the Constitution", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy ## Elections and government Summary (our words, not the candidate's): Plans to lead a push for a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United and supports term limits of two Senate terms and six House terms. *Campaign website text:* > “I will be a leading voice in the movement to pass a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Drain the Swamp", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy *Campaign website text:* > “I support term limits for both houses of government: two terms in the Senate and six terms in the House.” Source: Osborn for Senate, "Nebraska Growth & Fairness Plan: Drain the Swamp", · Campaign website · no publish date shown · retrieved 2026-10-31 · archived copy