Meet Chris Janicek, the U.S. Senate candidate at the center of Nebraska's political storm

[Omaha Steve]

By Aaron Sanderford

Omaha baker Chris Janicek says he has “a big heart” and “a big mouth.”

His “big mouth” gets him into trouble a lot, he said. And this time, the trouble is big.

The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate is under increasing pressure to quit the race after texting staffers a sexually explicit joke.

The female staffer targeted by his joke, who spoke to The World-Herald last week, quit the campaign and filed a complaint with the Nebraska Democratic Party. The party sided with her and demanded Janicek resign. So far, he hasn’t.

FULL story: https://www.omaha.com/news/local/meet-chris-janicek-the-u-s-senate-candidate-at-the-center-of-nebraskas-political-storm/article_20515865-da08-576e-9634-4d61ed88e7af.html



U.S. Senate candidate Chris Janicek, shown last week at his Dundee cupcake shop, calls himself the Democratic Party’s “best chance” to defeat Republican Sen. Ben Sasse in November. Nebraska Democratic Party officials have called on Janicek to withdraw from the race over a sexually explicit joke that he texted to staff members.

ANNA REED/THE WORLD-HERALD

[madinmaryland]

1. Who sends explicit sexual jokes anymore. If I did it at work I'd be fired.

He should quite now.