The President and CEO of Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance is making her entrance into the political arena. Kara Eastman announced Wednesday morning that she is running to represent Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District.
Eastman says health care, the economy, and education are the main issues she is focusing on in her campaign.
“I’m running because our community needs someone to stop the assault on public education, cuts to healthcare, rollbacks of health-protecting regulations, and the elimination of EPA programs that protect kids from lead poisoning.”
The 45 year old Democrat says her background as a social worker and long time leader of nonprofits will allow her to to help solve problems in education, homelessness, domestic violence, health, and housing.
She says she has generated more than $13 million in revenue to invest in healthy environments for kids, build new public-private partnerships, and meet the needs of the community.
"I am tired of seeing people struggle to scrape together enough to pay rent for dangerously outdated apartments, while they pay so much in utility bills that they can’t afford to put food on their table. Those problems are only exacerbated by student loan debt that means they are unable to take a real vacation or buy a home.”
Eastman says she is not deterred by the possibility that former Congressman Brad Ashford may jump back in the race. Ashford was defeated by Don Bacon last November.