Kishla Askins is from Nebraska. She has a doctorate in public health from the University of Nebraska. She is married to her wife, Alison, and they live in Omaha, Nebraska, with their dog, Bentley.

Kishla Askins has a doctorate in public health from the University of Nebraska. She is married to her wife, Alison, and they live in Omaha, Nebraska.

Kishla previously served as a deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor. She also served in the U.S. Army.

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Kishla currently is the chief operating officer of Polar Pangea and serves as environmental policy commissioner for the City of Alexandria, Virginia. She previously worked as deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Enterprise Integration at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as CEO and co-founder of Global Bridge Health Strategies LLC, and as the principal staff officer and senior policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She also served in the U.S. Navy.

Kishla previously served as a deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kishla's campaign for U.S. Representative in Congressional District 2 is her first run for public office. 

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Supports providing tax incentives for small businesses that hire Nebraskans in high-demand fields.

Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and prevailing wage requirements to ensure fair pay and safe workplaces.

Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, an act that protects employees bargaining for higher raises.

Supports modernizing and stabilizing trade and tariff policies to benefit Nebraska producers and manufacturers.

For Candidate Kishla Askins on Issue economy:  
Supports bringing agricultural security into the national security discussion.

Supports "bringing agricultural security into the national security discussion."

Supports incentivizing housing development to increase access to safe, stable neighborhoods.

Supports family leave programs to assist working parents in caring for their children and aging relatives.

Wants to expand cost-of-living-adjusted Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for working families.

Supports simplifying the tax code to reduce the burden on middle-class Nebraskans.

Supports rewarding small businesses that reinvest in their workers and communities.

For Candidate Kishla Askins on Issue economy:  
Advocates for ensuring that everyone pays their fair share of taxes.

Believes that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes.

- Supports providing tax incentives for small businesses that hire Nebraskans in high-demand fields.
- Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, an act that protects employees bargaining for higher raises.
- Supports modernizing and stabilizing trade and tariff policies to benefit Nebraska producers and manufacturers.
- Supports "bringing agricultural security into the national security discussion."
- Supports incentivizing housing development to increase access to safe, stable neighborhoods.
- Supports family leave programs to assist working parents in caring for their children and aging relatives.
- Wants to expand cost-of-living-adjusted Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for working families.
- Supports simplifying the tax code to reduce the burden on middle-class Nebraskans.
- Supports rewarding small businesses that reinvest in their workers and communities.
- Believes that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes.

Economy

For Candidate Kishla Askins on Issue public-safety:  
Supports strengthening security at home and abroad through preparedness and innovation.

Supports strengthening security at home and abroad.

Supports upgrading cybersecurity protections for utilities, transportation, and healthcare systems.

Supports integrating health, cyber, and infrastructure programs to ensure the nation can withstand and recover from disasters.

For Candidate Kishla Askins on Issue public-safety:  
Wants to address Russia and China as strategic threats while monitoring Arctic interests related to natural resources, biosecurity, and climate resilience.

Wants to address Russia and China as strategic threats while monitoring Arctic interests related to natural resources, biosecurity, and climate resilience.

Wants to strengthen public-private and international partnerships to enhance innovation, readiness, and security jobs.

- Supports strengthening security at home and abroad.
- Supports upgrading cybersecurity protections for utilities, transportation, and healthcare systems.
- Supports integrating health, cyber, and infrastructure programs to ensure the nation can withstand and recover from disasters.
- Wants to address Russia and China as strategic threats while monitoring Arctic interests related to natural resources, biosecurity, and climate resilience.
- Wants to strengthen public-private and international partnerships to enhance innovation, readiness, and security jobs.

Public Safety

For Candidate Kishla Askins on Issue healthcare: Supports lowering drug costs by expanding insulin caps and adding protections for inhalers, EpiPens, and cancer medications.

Supports lowering drug costs by expanding insulin caps and adding protections for inhalers, EpiPens, and cancer medications.

Supports expanding telehealth and broadband access to every ZIP code.

Supports establishing a Mental Health Innovation Center for Farmers and Ranchers to enhance rural access, workforce training, and suicide-prevention outreach.

Opposes Medicaid cuts that threaten rural hospitals and clinics.

Supports protecting VA funding and ensuring service members and veterans receive culturally competent care in a timely manner.

Supports funding mobile clinics for maternal care, cancer screenings, and behavioral health services.

- Supports lowering drug costs by expanding insulin caps and adding protections for inhalers, EpiPens, and cancer medications.
- Supports expanding telehealth and broadband access to every ZIP code.
- Supports establishing a Mental Health Innovation Center for Farmers and Ranchers to enhance rural access, workforce training, and suicide-prevention outreach.
- Opposes Medicaid cuts that threaten rural hospitals and clinics.
- Supports protecting VA funding and ensuring service members and veterans receive culturally competent care in a timely manner.
- Supports funding mobile clinics for maternal care, cancer screenings, and behavioral health services.

Healthcare

Supports expanding affordable childcare and early education to enable parents to work and help children thrive.

Supports increasing funding for community colleges, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training.

- Supports expanding affordable childcare and early education to enable parents to work and help children thrive.
- Supports increasing funding for community colleges, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training.

Education

Supports public-private partnerships to expand clean energy, broadband, and agricultural innovation.

- Supports public-private partnerships to expand clean energy, broadband, and agricultural innovation.

Energy & the Environment

Addresses Russia and China as strategic threats while monitoring Arctic interests related to natural resources, biosecurity, and climate resilience.

Supports strengthening public-private and international partnerships to enhance innovation, readiness, and security jobs.

- Addresses Russia and China as strategic threats while monitoring Arctic interests related to natural resources, biosecurity, and climate resilience.
- Supports strengthening public-private and international partnerships to enhance innovation, readiness, and security jobs.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

As of March 5, 2026, Kishla Askins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports promoting innovation in sustainable agriculture, biofuels, and precision technology to maintain competitiveness and profitability for Nebraska farms.

Supports ensuring access to timely, high-quality specialty, women’s, and mental healthcare.

Supports public-private partnerships to expand clean energy, broadband, and agricultural innovation across the state.

For Candidate Kishla Askins on Issue Voting & Elections: Supports simplifying the tax code to reduce the burden on middle-class Nebraskans.

- Supports providing tax incentives for small businesses that hire Nebraskans in high-demand fields.
- Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, an act that protects employees bargaining for higher raises.
- Supports modernizing and stabilizing trade and tariff policies to benefit Nebraska producers and manufacturers.
- Supports "bringing agricultural security into the national security discussion."
- Supports family leave programs to assist working parents in caring for their children and aging relatives.
- Wants to expand cost-of-living-adjusted Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for working families.
- Supports simplifying the tax code to reduce the burden on middle-class Nebraskans.
- Supports rewarding small businesses that reinvest in their workers and communities.
- Believes that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes.

- Supports providing tax incentives for small businesses that hire Nebraskans in high-demand fields.
- Supports modernizing and stabilizing trade and tariff policies to benefit Nebraska producers and manufacturers.
- Supports "bringing agricultural security into the national security discussion."
- Supports family leave programs to assist working parents in caring for their children and aging relatives.
- Wants to expand cost-of-living-adjusted Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for working families.
- Supports simplifying the tax code to reduce the burden on middle-class Nebraskans.
- Supports rewarding small businesses that reinvest in their workers and communities.
- Believes that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes.

- Supports lowering drug costs by expanding insulin caps and adding protections for inhalers, EpiPens, and cancer medications.
- Supports expanding telehealth and broadband access to every ZIP code.
- Supports establishing a Mental Health Innovation Center for Farmers and Ranchers to enhance rural access, workforce training, and suicide-prevention outreach.
- Opposes Medicaid cuts that threaten rural hospitals and clinics.
- Supports protecting VA funding and ensuring service members and veterans receive culturally competent care in a timely manner.

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