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Lincoln Airport Authority

From the 2023 Lincoln City Election Voter's Guide series

Mar 18, 2023
Mar 18, 2023 Updated Apr 24, 2023
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Five candidates have filed for two open seats on the Lincoln Airport Authority, meaning one will be eliminated in April's primary election.

Lincoln Airport Authority

Five candidates have filed for two open seats on the Lincoln Airport Authority, meaning one will be eliminated in April's primary election. The officially nonpartisan race includes three registered Republicans (Chris Hove, Sammy Luci and Chris Stokes) and two Democrats (Vanessa Emlich and Nathan Janulewicz).

Both incumbents, Zachary Mora James and Richard Nuernberger, are not running for reelection.

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Vanessa Emlich

Age: 45

Occupation: Senior manager of Special Investigations Unit for a health insurance company

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Chris Hove

Age: 61

Occupation: Banker

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Nathan Janulewicz

Age: 35

Occupation: Legislative aide

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