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Democrat Dan Osborn
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Wanted For:
- ★Voting for Hillary Clinton over Trump
- ★Backing open-border amnesty
- ★Wanting men in our daughters’ sports & locker rooms
- ★Coming after your Second Amendment rights with preemptive red-flag laws
- ★Raising taxes on tips, overtime & Social Security
- ★Secretly planning to caucus with Democrats
- ★Grifting nearly $500K to family
- ★Leadership that cost nearly 500 union jobs
- ★Fundraising with an alleged Epstein associate
- ★Bankrolled by Soros, Schumer & the Democrat machine
Last seen in California fundraising with progressive Democrat billionaires.
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The Full Rap Sheet
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01 Voted for Hillary Clinton
Osborn said in 2016 that he voted for Hillary Clinton over Trump. "I was the undecided until I walked into that booth," he said. "In 2016, no, I did not vote for him [Trump]." When pressed whether that meant he voted "for the Democrat," Osborn said, "yeah, I did on that one."
— Plains Sentinel · 06/02/202602 Wants Men in Our Daughters’ and Granddaughters’ Sports and Locker Rooms
Dan wants men to be able to compete against our daughters and granddaughters
"Osborn's policy positions have also drawn attention. He has voiced support for taxpayer benefits for undocumented immigrants, stating, 'Let's give them a damn Social Security card already,' and has supported policies allowing transgender individuals to participate in sports and use facilities corresponding to their gender identity."
— Nebraska TV · 08/01/2025Dan thinks protecting our daughters and granddaughters is “rooted in hate”
A guest who described herself as a mom with daughters asked Osborn about a ballot initiative to establish constitutional protections for sex-separate athletics to ensure equal access to athletic opportunities for females.
"I'm not going to sit there and read that right now, but I will read it," Osborn said. "And if the law is not rooted in hate, and the law is not rooted in discrimination, and the law is rooted in fairness, I'm all there."
— Plains Sentinel · 04/25/2026Note: Osborn never signed the Fairness for Girls petition.
03 Open-Border Policies
Wants to give illegal immigrants citizenship so they can vote in our elections
"I think it's time they get into Social Security already."
— Semafor · 09/06/2024Called law enforcement officers "chicken shit"
At a town hall in La Vista last fall, U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn condemned ICE agents for wearing masks.
"Take your masks off, chicken shit," Osborn said.
— Plains Sentinel · 03/31/2026Wants to replace Nebraska workers with illegal immigrants
"There's 80,000 open jobs in Nebraska that we can't fill, that we can certainly use immigrant labor for."
— Semafor · 09/06/202404 Coming After the Second Amendment
Wants preemptive red-flag laws
Osborn proposed a preemptive "red flag" law targeting owners of "assault-style rifles," which would require gun owners to undergo a mental health evaluation every five years to re-register those weapons.
— Plains Sentinel · 06/08/2026Wants mandatory 5-year government mental-health exams for gun owners
"The independent challenging Republican Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts called for owners of modern semiautomatic firearms to undergo a mental health evaluation every five years as a prerequisite to renew registration of the guns."
— Daily Caller · 06/11/2026Wants to create a national gun registry
"Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn says he would support a gun registry, red flag laws, and a 5-year 'mental evaluation' for owners of America's most popular gun platforms. This radical view would grant government control over who can exercise their constitutional rights."
— National Rifle Association · 06/09/202605 Higher Taxes on Working Families
Raising taxes on bartenders and waitresses
"That big beautiful bill. It wouldn't pass. I mean, it was a tiebreaker. JD Vance broke the tie. If I was in the Senate, I would have never passed that bill."
— Independent American's Podcast · 02/11/2026Raising taxes on factory workers and overtime workers
"If I would've beat Deb Fischer in 2024, the big beautiful bill would have never passed."
— NBC News · 05/26/2026Raising taxes on senior citizens (Social Security)
"I don't dwell on hypotheticals too often, but if I would've beat Deb Fischer in 2024, the Big Beautiful Bill would never have passed."
— MS Now · 06/29/2026Giving taxpayer benefits to illegal immigrants
"Let's give them a damn Social Security already."
— Nebraska TV · 08/01/202506 Secretly Planning to Caucus With Democrats
Privately admitted he'd caucus with Democrats
"Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn has ruled out caucusing with Republicans, privately indicating that he would be willing to caucus with Democrats if elected."
— Plains Sentinel · 02/19/2026Tells liberal donors he'll be the 51st vote in the Senate
"I will be the 51st vote in the Senate to protect our democracy, expand worker rights, and get corporate money out of politics."
— Osborn for Senate fundraising email · 06/06/2026
07 Grifting Nearly $500K Through Shady Wyoming LLCs
Has grifted nearly $500K from his own campaign
"Americans for Public Trust is now calling on the FEC to investigate Osborn's spending... In total, the complaint says, Osborn, his wife Megan, daughter Georgia, sister-in-law Jodi, second sister-in-law Bridget and brother-in-law James have received $434,734.42."
— Fox News · 03/23/2026Using shady Wyoming LLCs to hide the grift from Nebraska voters
Read the report — Lincoln Journal StarFacing multiple FEC investigations for possibly funneling dark money into his campaign
"23 of Osborn's campaign staff were paid by both the campaign itself and the PAC... 'The moment outside money starts paying a campaign's bills, the system breaks down,' Davis said. 'Mr. Osborn has made campaign finance reform the centerpiece of his campaign... But his own filings tell a different story.'"
— Nebraska Public Media · 04/14/202608 Raising Money With an Alleged Epstein Associate
Caught hosting a high-dollar DC fundraiser with an alleged Epstein associate
"Dana Chasin, a Rockefeller heir and former policy advisor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, was set to be a headliner for Osborn's Washington, DC fundraiser... Chasin's name is seen in the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice last month."
— Daily Mail · 02/10/2026Kept fundraising with the alleged Epstein associate for 13 days, thinking no one would notice
"The ActBlue link to donate with Chasin's name on it... was still up until Monday morning. After The Daily Wire reached out to the Osborn campaign about the active ActBlue link with Chasin's name mentioned, it was taken down."
— Daily Wire · 02/23/202609 Backed by the Democrat Machine
Endorsed by the Nebraska Democratic Party
"The Nebraska Democratic Party has endorsed Dan Osborn for the 2026 Senate race against incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts."
— Nebraska TV · 08/01/2025Soros-connected dark-money groups have spent over $14 million to elect him
"Osborn's campaign has received significant contributions from Soros-connected groups operating through dark-money channels, spending more than $14 million on the 'independent's' campaign."
— Townhall · 06/22/2026Far-left Senator Elizabeth Warren donated to his campaign
"Among the donors to his campaign are the campaign of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and the PACs of former Democrat senators Bob Kerrey and Jon Tester. Democracy Summer, a leadership PAC founded by Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, also donated $2,000."
— Fox News · 10/21/2025Democrats spent nearly $38 million trying to hand him the seat
"Democrats spent nearly $38 million trying to defeat Senator Deb Fischer, outspending Republicans two-to-one."
— Ripon Society · 11/05/2026Chuck Schumer's PAC poured millions into his campaign
"In 2024, Osborn's Super PAC received nearly $4 million from the Schumer-aligned Senate Majority PAC and dark money groups like Sixteen Thirty Fund."
— Newsmax · 02/10/2026"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group of supporters this week that he believed Democrats could pick up three seats next week — including Nebraska, where independent candidate Dan Osborn has distanced himself from the party."
— Politico · 11/01/2024Fundraises on ActBlue, the Democrat Party's money machine
"[Critics] criticized Osborn for using ActBlue, a fundraising tool that promotes itself as a tool for Democrats."
— Nebraska Examiner · 10/02/2025Shares consultants with socialist Zohran Mamdani and scandal-plagued Graham Platner
"Mamdani and Osborn share 28-year-old media strategist, Morris Katz, as reported by Vanity Fair. Katz is also the media strategist for Graham Platner, the controversial candidate running for the U.S. Senate in Maine next year."
— Fox News · 11/07/2025Paid for by Pete Ricketts for Senate