Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek is a nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska State Senate District 4 in the November 3, 2026 general election, challenging incumbent R. Brad von Gillern.[1][2] She ran for the same seat in 2022 and, in a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, described a background in human resources, recruitment and sales and a small financial services business she runs with her husband.[1][3]

Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek said in a 2022 Ballotpedia survey that she grew up in a small town in western Iowa, working in her family's business, and has lived in Omaha for over thirty years.[3] She said she and her husband own a small business offering financial and insurance services to banks and credit unions, and that they have three children in Millard Public Schools.[3] Maxwell-Ostdiek said she is president of Rank the Vote Nebraska, serves on the advisory board of Nonpartisan Nebraska and co-founded the Legislative Study Group.[3]

In 2022, Maxwell-Ostdiek and von Gillern advanced from the primary for District 4, and von Gillern won the general election 52.4 percent to 47.6 percent.[1] In the May 12, 2026 primary, Maxwell-Ostdiek finished first with 53.4 percent of the vote to von Gillern's 46.6 percent.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.