Nonpartisan Cohen submits signatures seeking Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District ballot • Nebraska Examiner
Mark Cohen is the second nonpartisan to submit signatures for one of Nebraska’s congressional races in 2026
Mark Cohen of Lemoyne, a registered nonpartisan seeking to qualify as a nonpartisan candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Nebraska 3rd Congressional District, submitted signatures July 30, 2026, seeking access on the Nov. 3 ballot. (Courtesy of Cohen campaign)
LINCOLN — A second registered nonpartisan submitted signatures Thursday seeking to qualify as an independent candidate for one of Nebraska’s congressional races this fall ahead of Monday’s deadline.
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that Mark Cohen of Lemoyne submitted about 3,680 signatures in his bid for Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District. State law mandates at least 2,000 valid signatures from voters in the district to appear on the ballot.
Cohen, a former Air Force judge advocate and former special assistant U.S. attorney for Nebraska, describes himself as a populist. Cohen’s news release says…