In May, NAPE/AFSCME members voted electronically to elect delegates to the 2026 AFSCME Delegate Assembly & Convention which will be held in Chicago, Illinois from August 16-21, 2026.
The AFSCME Delegate Assembly & Convention is the highest decision making body of our union. Every two years, delegates from AFSCME locals, councils, and retiree chapters throughout the country participate in a week’s worth of debate, skills learning, union elections, and other activities.
NAPE delegates are:
Dawn Archuleta (Corrections, Lincoln)
Ashley Augustin (Veterans’ Affairs, Kearney)
Brandon Brown (Revenue, Lincoln)
Brianne Bushlow (DHHS, Fremont)
Justin Hubly (Executive Director, Lincoln)
Erika Robles (Revenue, Lincoln)
Melissa Schmid (DHHS, Fremont)
La’Trisha Turner (DHHS, Lincoln)
Alternate delegates are:
First alternate – Dan DeJong (DWEE, Lincoln)
Second alternate – LJ Vasquez (NDOT, Gordon)
Third alternate – Eric Bachenberg (DHHS, Lincoln)
Fourth alternate – Nathan Logue (NDOT, Gering)
Fifth alternate – Michael Henry (DHHS, Lincoln)
Sixth alternate – Jeff Zimmerman (Corrections, York)
Seventh alternate – Ken Atkinson (DHHS, Lincoln)
Eighth alternate – Robert Edding (DAS, Lincoln)