The NAPE/AFSCME Government Affairs Committee is a group of Democrat, Republican, and Non-Partisan union members that monitors legislation and political matters that are important to NAPE/AFSCME members. The committee invited all candidates for Nebraska Legislature to interview with the committee to discuss their positions on issues that affect our members. More than 20 candidates met with the committee to answer questions about important issues that impact NAPE/AFSCME members.
After the interviews, the Government Affairs Committee discussed the candidates and made recommendations to the NAPE/AFSCME Board of Directors to endorse candidates who the committee felt would be the strongest ally of our union based on their interview responses. The Board of Directors voted to endorse the following candidates:
Nebraska Legislature
Sarah Slattery (Plattsmouth) – District 2
Machaela Cavanaugh (Omaha) – District 6
Megan Hunt (Omaha) – District 8
Wendy DeBoer (Omaha) – District 10
Michael Young (Omaha) – District 18
Stu Dornan (Omaha) – District 20
George Dungan (Lincoln) – District 26
Angie Lauritsen (Gretna) – District 36
James Michael Bowers (Lincoln) & Danielle Conrad (Lincoln) – District 46
United State Congress
Patty Pansing Brooks (Lincoln) – District 1
Tony Vargas (Omaha) – District 2
You can read a summary of each candidate interview with the NAPE/AFSCME GAC. Find your legislative district by clicking here.
- Legislative District 2
- Legislative District 6
- Legislative District 8
- Legislative District 10
- Legislative District 12
- Legislative District 18
- Legislative District 20
- Legislative District 26
- Legislative District 28
- Legislative District 36
- Legislative District 46
- US Congress – District 1
- US Congress – District 2
Thank you to the Government Affairs Committee for their service: Adam Johnson (DHHS, Fremont – Chair), Brandon Brown (Revenue, Lincoln), Daniel Buchanan (Corrections, Lincoln), Brian Koch (Labor, Beatrice), Diane Laffin (History Nebraska, Lincoln), Kathy Owens (DHHS, Omaha), and Autumn Schafer (Insurance, Lincoln).
