NE · Candidate
Nik Sandman
LIBCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Nebraska's 1st District
Biography
Nik Sandman is a retired farmer and rural mail carrier from Wauneta running as the Libertarian nominee for Nebraska's 1st District. He says he was a Democrat until about two years before his 2026 run, says the country needs "redirection," and supports extending Medicare to all Americans and rethinking farm subsidies.[1][2]
Sandman graduated from Wauneta High School in 1967 and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Nebraska in 1979.[1][2] He worked as a wheat, milo and melon farmer for 26 years and as a rural mail carrier for 15 years.[2] He says he is a Lutheran who was converted at age 17, studied religious and philosophical thought, and served as a campus minister.[2]
Sandman says he was a lifelong Democrat until switching to the Libertarian Party about two years before running, and he advanced from the May 12, 2026 Libertarian Party primary.[2][1] He says he is 77 and has been married to Colleen for 45 years; they have three children.[2]
- 1.Nik Sandman · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Nik Sandman's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
On the ballot
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