Dan Osborn

Dan Osborn is a proud Nebraskan, Navy veteran, and lifelong working man who has never stopped fighting for the people around him. After serving in the U.S. Navy and the Nebraska Army National Guard, Dan returned home and built a life grounded in hard work and solidarity as an industrial mechanic on the factory floor in Omaha. His life and career reflect the same sense of duty, grit, and commitment to others that veterans carry with them long after their service ends.

That commitment was put to the test when Dan, as president of his local union, led his fellow workers in a historic strike against one of the largest food corporations in America — and won. It was the same fight working families across Nebraska know all too well: the fight for fair pay, dignity on the job, and a future you can actually build on.

Now, Dan is running as an independent for U.S. Senate to take on incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts, answering to no party bosses and no corporate donors — only to the working Nebraskans he’s spent his life standing beside.

Common Defense is proud to endorse Dan Osborn because he embodies what service truly means. Supporting veterans takes more than slogans; it means taking on the concentrated wealth and power that seeks to gut our healthcare, Social Security, and economic future. Dan has the backbone to do exactly that, and we’re honored to stand with him.