John Fredrickson

John Fredrickson
John Fredrickson
Member of the Nebraska Legislature; from the 20th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 4, 2023
Preceded by	John S. McCollister
Personal details
Born	March 28, 1987 (age 39); Des Moines, Iowa
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Jeff Formanek
Education	New York University (BA); Columbia University (MSW)
Website	Campaign website

Preceded byJohn S. McCollister

BornMarch 28, 1987 (age 39)

Des Moines, Iowa

PartyDemocratic

SpouseJeff Formanek

John A. Fredrickson (born March 28, 1987) is a member of the Nebraska Legislature for District 20 from Omaha, Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska Legislature on November 8, 2022, by a margin of only 82 votes.^[1]^[2] He is the first openly gay man to be elected to the state legislature.^[3]

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Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stu Dornan	4,431	42.60
	Democratic	John Fredrickson	3,686	35.44
	Republican	Julie Fredrickson	2,284	21.96
Total votes			10,401	100.00
General election
	Democratic	John Fredrickson	8,139	50.25
	Republican	Stu Dornan	8,057	49.75
Total votes			16,196	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

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John Fredrickson

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John Fredrickson


Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2023
Preceded by	John S. McCollister

Personal details
Born	(1987-03-28) March 28, 1987 (age 39) Des Moines, Iowa
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Jeff Formanek
Education	New York University (BA) Columbia University (MSW)
Website	Campaign website