Danielle Conrad
Danielle Conrad | |
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Member of the David Landis | |
Succeeded by | Adam Morfeld |
Personal details | |
Born | Danielle Nantkes August 5, 1977 Seward, Nebraska, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BA) University of Nebraska College of Law (JD) |
Danielle Nantkes Conrad is a politician from the U.S. state of
Early life and education
She was born on August 5, 1977, in
Career
After becoming a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, she took a job with the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, a non-profit, non-partisan law project providing legal counsel to the poor, minorities, and immigrants in the state of Nebraska.[2]
Nebraska Legislature (2007–2015)
A registered Democrat, she first ran for elected office in 2006, seeking to represent the 46th Legislative District. With 55% of the vote she defeated Republican Carol Brown for the non-partisan seat. Her standing committee assignments included Appropriations and Nebraska Retirement Systems.[3] She also served on the Performance Audit Committee, Redistricting Committee, and chaired the Legislature's Innovation and Entrepreneurial Task Force.[4]
During Conrad's time in office, she was one of only ten women in the 49-member Nebraska Legislature. According to a background article prepared by
Due to term limits, she did not seek re-election to the Legislature in 2014, and was succeeded by Adam Morfeld.
Executive Director of the ACLU of Nebraska
Conrad headed the ACLU of Nebraska since 2014, during her time the number of staff grew from just four people to a team of ten full-time staff with two contact lawyers.[6] Legal victories were won within LGBTQ equality, open government, and reproductive rights. She also supported expanding Medicaid eligibility, banning predatory payday lending, eliminating the last vestiges of slavery from Nebraska's state constitution, increasing the minimum wage, and increasing election participation through a mass mailing of vote-by-mail applications.[7]
Personal life
Conrad's affiliations in the community include the Lincoln YWCA Board of Directors; Community Development Taskforce, Nebraska Bar Association, Lincoln Bar Association, and the Volunteer Lawyers Project.
She was married in 2008 and is now Danielle Conrad.
Electoral history
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Danielle Conrad | 1,594 | 43.20 | |
Democratic | James Michael Bowers | 1,431 | 38.78 | |
Libertarian | James Herrold | 665 | 18.02 | |
Total votes | 3,690 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Danielle Conrad | 3,146 | 51.48 | |
Democratic | James Michael Bowers | 2,965 | 48.52 | |
Total votes | 6,111 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Danielle Conrad". 1011Now. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Young, JoAnne (August 14, 2014). "Danielle Conrad named ACLU state director". Lincoln Journal Star.
- ^ "Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. Danielle Conrad. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ "District 46: Danielle Conrad". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Conrad hooked on politics at early age". Unicameral Update. 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ Gonzalez, Cindy (2022-03-29). "A growing ACLU Nebraska sees change in top spots". Nebraska Examiner. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Golbitz, David (2022-03-08). "ACLU of Nebraska Leader Steps Down to Run for State Legislature". Omaha Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Robert B. Evnen, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: Primary Election, May 10, 2022" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 31
- ^ Robert B. Evnen, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: General Election, November 8, 2022" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 21