Candidate · November 3, 2026
Mike Marvin
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Nebraska
- raised through Sep 11, 2026
- $28K
- cash on hand
- $0
- issues with public statements
- 6
- outside spending for or against
- $123K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate · Nebraska1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Legal Marijuana NOW1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Mike Marvin was executive director of NAPE/AFSCME Local 61, the union for Nebraska state employees, and retired in 2017.2 He worked for 26 years as a bus driver for the City of Omaha and was a member of Transport Workers Union Local 223.3
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he entered the race to defeat Pete Ricketts.2 It says that because his health has worsened he cannot campaign fully, and that while he remains on the ballot he urges his supporters to back Dan Osborn.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitemarvinforsenate.com2,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website's platform page says marijuana should be made legal across the United States for both medical and recreational use.3
- Keep recreational use against the law
- Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
- Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
- Make it legal for adults to buy and use
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website's platform page says he supports ending the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and paying for all U.S. elections entirely with public money.3
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
His campaign website's platform page says elected officials should not be allowed to trade stocks or to become lobbyists after they leave office.3
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website's platform page says he would eliminate the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax.3
- Keep the current cap
- Also tax earnings above a higher level, such as $250,000 or $400,000
- Apply the tax to all earnings
His campaign website's platform page says Social Security and Medicare should be protected and expanded.3
Health Care
His campaign website's platform page, under the heading Medicare for All, says Medicare and Medicaid should be expanded to eventually cover every American and that he would fight for universal health care.3
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through September 11, 2026.5
| Raised | $27,750 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $27,750 |
| Cash on hand | $0 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $123,445 supporting and $0 opposing Mike Marvin this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.6
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Common Defense Action Fund | $73,445 | — |
| HIGH TIME NEBRASKA | $50,000 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Mike Marvin at efdsearch.senate.gov7.