Carol Blood

Carol Blood (née Vacek; born March 5, 1961) She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Blood is a member of the Democratic Party, though elections to the Nebraska Legislature are officially nonpartisan.

Early life and career Blood was born in McCook, Nebraska. She graduated in 1979 from Adams Central High School in nearby Hastings, Nebraska.

Legislative tenure 2017 session

Blood served on the Agriculture, General Affairs, and Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs committees.

2023 session Blood currently serves on the business and labor, urban affairs, and judiciary committees.

Blood has introduced legislation to ratify the "Child Labor Amendment", which is a federal constitutional amendment that gives Congress the power to regulate child labor. The amendment was successfully proposed by Congress in 1924 and ratified by 28 states over the course of 12 years. However, the amendment died out, and has not been ratified by the 38 states needed - but the amendment had no time limit, so it is still on the books as a proposed amendment. Nebraska never ratified the amendment, nor did it ever reject it.

2022 gubernatorial race On August 2, 2021, the Lincoln Journal Star reported that she was considering running in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election. On September 13, 2021, she formally announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Nebraska in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election.

In the May 10 primary, she defeated Roy Harris and became the Democratic nominee. On November 8, 2022, she lost to Republican gubernatorial nominee Jim Pillen, 59% to 36%. Her running-mate and nominee for lieutenant governor was former state senator and Nebraskan rancher Al Davis.

Personal life Blood lives in Bellevue with her husband, Joe. They have three children and twelve grandchildren.