Darin Tompkins

Darin Tompkins is a nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska State Senate District 36 in the November 3, 2026 general election, challenging incumbent Rick Holdcroft.[1][2] Tompkins has a career in science-based manufacturing and finished first in the May 12, 2026 primary with 52.9 percent of the vote.[3][1]

Darin Tompkins said in a Ballotpedia survey that he grew up in a small rural community, the son of an electrician and volunteer firefighter and a city clerk.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University in 1992, and said he holds degrees in microbiology and biology.[1][3] Tompkins reported more than 30 years in science-based manufacturing, rising from quality control to executive director of an animal health vaccine plant in Omaha.[3] He said he has a blended family of six children, four of whom graduated from Gretna High School, and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and local food drives.[3]

Tompkins named financial relief for the middle class, targeted property tax relief and upholding the will of voters on ballot initiatives as his key campaign messages.[3]

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