Preston Love in The Associated Press

On Principles & Values: Ran as 2020 Senate write-in candidate backed by state Dems

Ricketts was appointed to the Senate by his successor, fellow Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, early last year to fill a vacancy left when former Sen. Ben Sasse resigned to take a job as president of the University of Florida. The appointment was for a two-year span until a special election could be held in 2024 for remaining two years of the term. It was a move panned even by some Republicans as having the appearance of back-room dealing.

Love hopes to appeal to voters turned off by Ricketts' appointment and who want to see more congressional action to address issues that concern both urban and rural residents.

It is the second time the state party has backed Love for the Senate seat--although the first time came under unusual, scandal- plagued circumstance. State Democrats settled on Love as a write-in candidate for the seat in 2020 after Chris Janicek, who won the Democratic primary, refused the party's demands to drop out of the race after he sent lewd texts about a campaign staffer.

Source: Associated Press on 2020 Nebraska Senate race Jan 17, 2024

On Civil Rights: Founder and director of Black Votes Matter Institute

Love is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Black Votes Matter Institute of Community Engagement and an adjunct professor of Black studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Source: Associated Press on 2024 Nebraska Senate race Jan 17, 2024

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