http://www.dealsomaha.com/article/20140212/NEWS/140219458/1694#state-sen-brad-ashford-to-seek-lee-terry-s-u-s-house-seat\
LINCOLN — The Democrats will be fielding an opponent for Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Lee Terry.
State Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha, who switched his registration to Democrat in August, told The World-Herald that he will file for the 2nd Congressional District seat today.
That represents an about-face from October, when Ashford said he didn't plan to run so he could focus on legislation to reform the state's overcrowded prison system.
But the 64-year-old lawmaker, who ran unsuccessfully for Omaha mayor as an independent a year ago, said he was urged by his family and others to reconsider.
He said he enjoys the work of a legislator and can offer a “centrist” approach in highly partisan Washington, D.C.
“I've learned how to work from the center here,” Ashford said from his State Capitol office. “People say you can't do that in Washington. I think I can.”
Ashford has represented central Omaha's District 20 for 16 years in the Legislature, from 1987 to 1995 and from 2007 to the present. Because of term limits, he is ineligible to run for re-election this year.
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