- Denise PowellDemocratic✓ Verified$4.9M raised
- Brinker HardingRepublican✓ Verified$2.7M raised
- Eric Michael ForemanLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Brinker Harding supports making healthcare, including IVF, more accessible and affordable and favors deporting criminal illegal immigrants while promoting body cameras and identifiable uniforms for ICE agents 14. Denise Powell supports Medicare negotiating drug prices, capping insulin costs, creating a Medicare-like public option, and protecting and expanding access to affordable healthcare, as well as overhauling ICE with independent investigations before funding increases 26. Eric Michael Foreman favors targeted enforcement against lawbreakers rather than mass deportation sweeps and supports law enforcement focused on real violence and crime, restoring accountability, and rescheduling marijuana 710.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Denise PowellDemocratic | Brinker HardingRepublican | Eric Michael ForemanLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Powell supports stopping Trump's illegal tariffs, expanding clean energy, building affordable housing, and lowering healthcare premiums to strengthen the economy for Nebraska families. Powell supports lowering costs for Nebraskans as a top congressional priority. | Harding supports growing the economy, increasing wages, and keeping inflation in check to make America more affordable. Harding says consumer prices, rent and home prices have risen sharply since 2020 and pledges to focus on making life more affordable. | Foreman supports free markets, honest competition, lower taxes for working families, and responsible budgeting to lower the cost of living and protect future generations from debt. Foreman opposes federal subsidies and mandates that support the ethanol industry, saying such plants would not be economically viable without them. |
| Healthcare | Powell supports Medicare negotiating drug prices, capping insulin costs, creating a Medicare-like public option, and building on the ACA to make healthcare more affordable. Powell supports protecting and expanding access to affordable health care. | Harding supports making healthcare, including IVF, more accessible and affordable for Nebraska families. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Brinker Harding supports making healthcare, including IVF, more accessible and affordable for Nebraska families 1. Denise Powell supports Medicare negotiating drug prices, capping insulin costs, creating a Medicare-like public option, and building on the ACA to make healthcare more affordable 2. Powell also supports protecting and expanding access to affordable health care 3. | |||
| Immigration | Powell supports overhauling ICE and requiring independent investigations of abuses, including banning warrantless searches, before giving the agency more funding. | Harding supports deporting criminal illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes and promoting body cameras and identifiable uniforms for ICE agents. Harding supports deporting immigrants with criminal records and requiring body cameras for ICE agents, while prioritizing border security. | Foreman favors targeted enforcement against lawbreakers rather than mass deportation sweeps, while supporting stronger border security. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Brinker Harding supports deporting criminal illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes and promoting body cameras and identifiable uniforms for ICE agents 1. He also supports deporting immigrants with criminal records and requiring body cameras for ICE agents, while prioritizing border security 2. Denise Powell supports overhauling ICE and requiring independent investigations of abuses, including banning warrantless searches, before giving the agency more funding 3. Eric Michael Foreman favors targeted enforcement against lawbreakers rather than mass deportation sweeps, while supporting stronger border security 4. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | Powell supports fully funding police, providing training and mental health support, investing in social workers, and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. | Harding supports promoting body cameras and identifiable uniforms for ICE agents to enhance accountability and public safety. | Foreman supports law enforcement focused on real violence and crime, restoring accountability, strengthening constitutional protections, and empowering local communities and sheriffs in public safety. Foreman supports rescheduling marijuana, saying the federal government lacks constitutional authority to criminalize a substance adults use peacefully. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Brinker Harding supports promoting body cameras and identifiable uniforms for ICE agents to enhance accountability and public safety 1. Denise Powell supports fully funding police, providing training and mental health support, investing in social workers, and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act 2. Eric Michael Foreman supports law enforcement focused on real violence and crime, restoring accountability, strengthening constitutional protections, and empowering local communities and sheriffs in public safety 3. He also supports rescheduling marijuana, arguing the federal government lacks constitutional authority to criminalize a substance adults use peacefully 4. | |||
| Abortion | Powell defends reproductive rights, fights to restore Roe v. Wade, codify contraception rights, and expand access to fertility treatments. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Powell opposes massive tax breaks for billionaires and supports responsible deficit and debt management to protect Social Security and Medicare. | Harding supports cracking down on waste and fraud and making government truly accountable to the people. Harding supports making federal tax cuts permanent, saying small businesses need that certainty. | Foreman supports cutting government spending and responsible budgeting to reduce debt and lower the cost of living for families. Foreman would work to eliminate the federal income tax, saying it would leave more money with Nebraska families, farmers, and small businesses. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Brinker Harding supports cracking down on waste and fraud to make government accountable and favors making federal tax cuts permanent to provide certainty for small businesses 12. Denise Powell opposes massive tax breaks for billionaires and advocates for responsible deficit and debt management to protect Social Security and Medicare 3. Eric Michael Foreman supports cutting government spending and responsible budgeting to reduce debt and lower living costs, and he would work to eliminate the federal income tax to leave more money with Nebraska families, farmers, and small businesses 45. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Powell supports expanding clean energy production to reduce costs and protect the environment. | Harding supports passing year-round E-15 to help lower gas prices and support Nebraska agriculture. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Brinker Harding supports passing year-round E-15 to help lower gas prices and support Nebraska agriculture 1. Denise Powell supports expanding clean energy production to reduce costs and protect the environment 2. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Foreman calls for reducing U.S. support for Israel until the alliance 'shows we share the same values,' opposing open-ended aid. |