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NEW POLITICS ENDORSES KISHLA ASKINS FOR CONGRESS IN NEBRASKA'S 2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
WASHINGTON D.C. (September 3, 2025) — New Politics today endorsed Kishla Askins for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. Askins, a retired Naval Officer who served as a Physician’s Assistant with the U.S. Marines, exemplifies the service-driven leadership that New Politics champions. Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement:
“Kishla Askins represents the very best of service-driven leadership. As a Naval Officer, Physician Assistant with the Marines, senior advisor on national security and veterans’ health in the Senate, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the V.A., Kishla has dedicated her life to service and strengthening our country. Her perseverance, dedication, and commitment to caring for others is exactly the kind of leadership Nebraska — and America — needs in Congress. New Politics is proud to stand with her in this campaign.”
About Kishla Askins
Kishla Askins is a retired Naval Officer and Physician Assistant who served with the U.S. Marines, leading missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, directing international training exercises, and spearheading medical relief efforts in crisis zones. She created the Navy’s first graduate medical education program for Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants, ensuring the next generation of providers was mission-ready. Kishla later served as Senior Defense Advisor to Senator Joe Donnelly, congressional liaison to the Surgeon General of the Navy, and Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Biden-Harris Administration. A proud Midwesterner, graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and longtime champion for veterans and families, Kishla lives in Omaha with her wife, Alison, a retired Marine Corps pilot, and their dog, Bentley. Learn more at www.kishlaforcongress.com.
About New Politics
New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board.
