WHAT HAPPENS TO NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE IF OMAHA LAWMAKER JOHN CAVANAUGH GOES TO CONGRESS?

OMAHA - State Sen. John Cavanaugh, who is seeking the Democratic nomination in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, said he would not resign from the Legislature unless he is elected to Congress in November of 2026. 

Then, the governor would be able to pick Cavanaugh's successor in the Legislature to serve the final two years of his term. Since 1999, the state's governor has been a Republican. Cavanaugh and the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party are confident that the party can absorb the potential blow of losing a seat in the Legislature in 2027 and 2028 legislative session.

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