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Kara Eastman may not be the most well-known Democrat in Omaha but she clearly is the quickest on the draw, as the nonprofit executive became the first to announce her bid for Congress.

Eastman, 45, said Monday that she will seek the Democratic nomination in the Omaha-based 2nd District in the hopes of running against Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon next year.

Eastman will almost assuredly face competition from other Democrats, including a possible bid by former U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford of Omaha — the man Bacon defeated last year.

Eastman said she will run whether or not Ashford jumps into the race.

“I think a political outsider who has been working in and for the community for some time and someone who has a lifetime of experience in social services will make a formidable opponent against anybody,” she said in a telephone interview. She plans a press conference Wednesday morning.