Planned Parenthood leader running for Legislature in 2024

With abortion looming large over the current session of the Nebraska Legislature a key player on the pro-choice side of the issue is running for the state senate in 2024. 

Attorney Tracy Hightower-Henne, a Democrat, is looking to succeed term limited Sen. Justin Wayne in District 13 which takes up parts of north and northeast Omaha.

Hightower-Henne, who describes herself as a community activist and advocate for reproductive freedom, currently serves as Board Chair of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska.

Other issues she is targeting include, "strong well-funded schools, better paying jobs, housing that is affordable for working families, and affordable and accessible healthcare for everyone."

Hightower-Henne was also the Executive Director of the Nebraska Innocence Project where she says she fought for the "rights of the wrongly convicted."