Winnebago Tribe hosts Senate candidate on reservation
Friday, August 8, 2008
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Politics
The
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska hosted Democratic Senate candidate
Scott Kleeb on Thursday.
Tribal leaders and members said one of their biggest issues is access. They want to be able to talk to their politicians and get a response, citing help the tribe has received from
Sen. Ben Nelson (D).
"Nelson's the only one who's actively lending his ear," said Louis Houghton Jr., a tribal council member, the Associated Press reported.
Kleeb's opponent is former governor and former Agriculture secretary
Mike Johanns (R). Leah Hunter, a tribal member who chairs the Thurston County Democratic Party said "there was no relationship" with Johanns when he was governor.
The seat is open because
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) is retiring.
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Kleeb hears tribe's concerns about access
(AP 8/8)
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