Democrats embrace Krist as he pledges tax reform, health care

Nebraska Democrats embraced Sen. Bob Krist as their gubernatorial nominee with a sustained standing ovation at their state convention Saturday as he pledged to work for property tax reform, health care expansion and policies that "treat all Nebraskans equally."

The two-term Omaha state senator, who abandoned his long affiliation with the Republican Party to challenge Gov. Pete Ricketts' re-election bid, switched his party registration to Democratic four months ago and won his new party's nomination in May.

Krist told the party gathering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Innovation Campus that Democratic State Chair Jane Kleeb actively recruited him as a candidate and he is determined "to make the state whole again (and) unite the state."

And he intends to do that, he said, while championing a tax reform policy that centers on reducing the local property tax load while opposing tax policy that would mean "pizza for you and me, and caviar for Pete and his friends."

Read more: https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democrats-embrace-krist-as-he-pledges-tax-reform-health-care/article_424319be-494d-5b1f-b7b4-8f2a7236cba8.html