Carol Blood

Carol Blood
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 3rd district
In office
January 4, 2017  January 8, 2025
Preceded byTommy Garrett
Succeeded byVictor Rountree
Personal details
Born
Carol Vacek

(1961-03-05) March 5, 1961
Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Joe Blood
(m. 1987)
Children3
EducationMetropolitan Community College
WebsiteCampaign website

Carol Blood (née Vacek, born March 5, 1961) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2016, she was elected to represent District 3 in Sarpy County in the Nebraska Legislature with 51.56% of the vote. In 2020 she was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Blood is a member of the Democratic Party, though elections to the Nebraska Legislature are officially nonpartisan.