Nik
Sandman

Nik Sandman is the Libertarian Party candidate for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District in the November 2026 general election. He was born in Stratton, Nebraska, grew up on a farm near Wauneta, and later moved to Lincoln. He holds a B.A. in philosophy (1979) from the University of Nebraska, with additional coursework at Coe College and the University of Iowa. 249

Sandman spent approximately 26 years farming wheat, milo, corn, and melons, and another 15 years as a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service before retiring roughly a decade before his 2026 congressional run. He has described himself as a fifth-generation farmer. 2917

Outside his farming and postal career, Sandman has served as secretary of Nebraska School Board District 536 in Wauneta, vice president of the Farmers Co-op Exchange Board of Directors in Wauneta, and a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church Board of Elders. LinkedIn also lists him as president of KNNA 95.7 the Cross, though current status in that role is unconfirmed. 14

Sandman is listed as a nonincumbent on the Nebraska Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate filing list. His campaign websites are niksandman.com and picknikforcongress.com. 91017