Max Yashirin, a former Marine Corps sergeant who served in Iraq, said Thursday he'll seek Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's 1st District congressional seat.
DON WALTON / Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:00 pm
Max Yashirin, 25, a former Marine Corps sergeant who served in Iraq, announced Thursday he’ll seek the 1st District congressional seat.
Yashirin, a Lincoln Democrat, identified himself as “an ardent fiscal conservative.”
The eastern Nebraska House seat is held by Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Lincoln, who is a candidate for a third term.
“Washington simply is not working for the average Nebraskan,” Yashirin said.
“As I work to return us to a balanced budget, I believe it is imperative that we invest our scarce resources in the current and future American workforce.”
In selecting spending priorities, Yashirin said, he supports proposed expansion of the state children’s health insurance program (SCHIP) to “get four million American children off to a healthy start in life.”
Yashirin works at Region 5 Services, helping people with mental and physical disabilities.
A graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School, Yashirin joined the Marine Reserves upon graduation. After training, he enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in international business with minors in Russian and economics.
Yashirin left school when he was called to active duty in 2004. He served a year at al-Asad in western Iraq. Yashirin is completing his course work at UNL now.
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