A brand new Nebraska state senator says she understands it will take work to hold on to the seat she has just been appointed to.

State Senator Nicole Fox of Omaha…a registered dietician at Nebraska Medicine…has been appointed to the District 7 seat by Governor Pete Ricketts.
Fox, a Republican, says she plans to run to retain the seat vacated by Democrat Jeremy Nordquist. . .

The district has roughly twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans.
Still, Ricketts expects the district to embrace his appointee. . .

 

Nordquist resigned to take a job with Congressman Brad Ashford.