Gun control, inflation factor prominently in debate between Flood and Pansing Brooks

[Omaha Steve]

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Molly Ashford Jun 12, 2022 Updated 38 min ago

Gun violence and gas prices were hot topics at the first congressional debate of the 2022 election season.

The Sunday debate between State Sens. Mike Flood of Norfolk, a Republican, and Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln, a Democrat, came just over two weeks before the June 28 special election to determine who will finish out former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s term. Fortenberry, the longtime representative for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, stepped down in March after he was convicted of three felonies related to illegal campaign contributions.

The result of the special election will determine who represents the 1st District for the remainder of the term, which ends in early January. Flood and Pansing Brooks will go head-to-head again in the November general election for the seat’s two-year term that starts after the current term ends.

In the hourlong debate, hosted by KETV Channel 7 and moderated by Rob McCartney, Pansing Brooks touted bipartisanship while Flood routinely criticized what he called the “one-party control of Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi.”

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