The best Republican candidate to replace Chuck Hagel in the U.S. Senate is Jon Bruning.

Bruning, Nebraska's attorney general since 2002 and a state senator before that, is a solid Republican, who has used his office to improve justice for victims of crime and to reduce the taxpayers' burdens in Nebraska.

Before Hagel decided to retire from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 12, 2007, Bruning planned to challenge Hagel in the primary. In the second quarter of 2007, Bruning reported raising twice as much money as Hagel. This, plus his two statewide elections, demonstrates Bruning's deep, loyal support in Nebraska. It also shows Nebraska Republicans are lining up behind Bruning, and that he will be the strongest candidate.

In order to keep this seat Republican, Bruning needs to be the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska.