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By Pat Higgins
State Sen. Steve Fowler said he is considering running
for mayor of Lincoln next year. Fowler said in an inter
view Tuesday that he will have to talk to civic leaders and
people in municipal government before making a decision
about the bid for mayor.
"If I do run for mayor, I would anticipate a tense and
exciting race," Fowler said. "I am evaluating that possi
bility now "
Fowler nas been a symbol of the growth of the local
Democratic Party ever since he was elected to the Nebras
ka Legislature in 1972. At that time, Fowler was the only
Democratic state senator from Lancaster County. Today
there are four Democratic senators from the county.
Fowler has been involved in legislative city races fre
quently. Along with Kandra Hahn, clerk of the district
court, Fowler organized Grassroots, a political consulting
firm. Grassroots has worked with a variety of Democratic
candidates on the local levelhe said.
"What Grassroots does is offer advice based on our ex
perience," Fowler said. "We are able to suggest names for
people who can raise funds or make yard signs, but it is
up to any particular candidate to convince these people to
work on their campaign."
In the 1980 election Fowler was opposed by Jerry Sel
lentin for the 27th legislative district senate seat. Sellentin
was well financed by the Republican Party and won the
primary, but lost the general election to Fowler.
"I'm a spokesman for certain constituencies and I was
seen as a symbol of a shift of power in Lincoln," Fowler
said.
"As the first Democratic senator elected from Lan
caster County they (Republicans) felt if they could knock
me off it would have been a sign of a shift back in pow
er." Fowler is currently involved in the Bob Kerrey for
Governor campaign. He praised Kerrey and the volunteers
in that campaign. According to Fowler, Kerrey would
make a tremendous difference in state government if elec
ted. "I think Bob Kerrey is one of the most exciting politi
cal figures to emerge in Nebraska in the last 10 years,"
Fowler said. "Kerrey has brought a whole group of en
thusiastic people with fresh ideas into the race."
Serving in the Legislature has been frustrating at times
in the last few years, Fowler said. The budget process has
been a particular disappointment for him. Fowler said he
would have liked to raise university and state employees
salaries more man the 1982 Unicameral was able to. He
said this could have been accomplished by adjusting tax
rates earlier.
"What I find particularly frustrating is something that
has been happening the last few years. There are senators
who don't oppose me on philosophical reasons just be
cause they don't like Democrats or urban senators," he
said.
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Fowler was ASUN Senate president at UNL in the Vi
etnam war era. He said liquor on campus was an impor
tant issue then, just as it is now. The draft was the main
reason students were politically involved at that time
though, Fowler said.
"I'd like to see students be more politically involved
today but I can understand that the job market and the
economy are more important to students," Fowler said.
Fowler said his main reason for entering politics was
his family, who has always been involved in the communi
ty. He said he also found Robert Kennedy to be an inspir
ational political figure.
'I've never been a radical as some people seem to
think," Fowler said. "I am a dedicated liberal though."
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