Robin Richards

Robin Richards is running on the Nebraska Working People Party line in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election for U.S. Senate. She chairs the party.[1][2]

Richards was born in David City, Nebraska. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2015 and attended Colorado State University in 2018 and Cornell University in 2021.[3] In a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, she describes herself as a Ralston graduate who works as business manager and accountant for the Nebraska Arts Council and as the state's Accessibility Coordinator through the National Endowment for the Arts.[3]

Richards has been an at-large member of the Ralston Public Schools board since November 25, 2019, and, per her survey response, is its vice president. She was re-elected to the board in the November 5, 2024, general election.[3] She ran for Nebraska State Senate District 12 in 2022 and lost the general election. In 2026 she also ran as a write-in in the May 12 primary for the same district and lost.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.