The Nebraska Democratic Party voted Sunday to have Alisha Shelton be their representative for the U.S. Senate after the party stopped supporting the primary winner, Chris Janicek, for violating their code of conduct.
Janicek has apologized for making sexually inappropriate comments about a staff member in a group text to campaign workers back in June.
“I don’t know how you would joke about doing horrible sexual things to someone,” Alisha Shelton, the democratic third-place finisher in the May Nebraska Primary, tells 6 News “It was very disappointing, it was very disgusting,” Shelton says.
Since then, protesters and other politicians have asked Janicek to step down. In order for Shelton to be on the November ballot, Janicek would need to decline the nomination by September 1st.
When asked about the situation in June, a spokesperson for Janicek said, “we are not dropping out. This is between our campaign and a staffer. It is unfortunate and inexcusable. Yes, it happened. Chris apologized. He apologized in person and she accepted.”
People who are against Janicek tell 6 News that “it is time to make way for a better opponent to incumbent Ben Sasse.”