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Nebraska lawmakers advance narrowed maternity leave bill for state employees

CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star
Mar 18, 2026
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Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill on Tuesday providing state employees who give birth or adopt children six weeks of maternity leave after amending the bill to exclude fathers who adopt children.

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Meet Nebraska state senators making laws in 2026

Bob Andersen/2025 collection — District 49
Bob Andersen
Omaha
Elected 2024
402-471-2725
bandersen@leg.ne.gov

John Arch/2023 collection — District 14
John Arch
La Vista
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2730
jarch@leg.ne.gov

Christy Armendariz//2023 collection — District 18
Christy Armendariz
Omaha
Elected 2022
402-471-2618
carmendariz@leg.ne.gov

Beau Ballard/2023 collection — District 21
Beau Ballard
Lincoln
Appointed 2023
402-471-2673
bballard@leg.ne.gov

Carolyn Bosn/2023 collection — District 25
Carolyn Bosn
Lincoln
Appointed 2023
402-471-2731
cbosn@leg.ne.gov
Journal Star file photo

Eliot Bostar/2023 collection — District 29
Eliot Bostar
Lincoln
Elected 2020
402-471-2734
ebostar@leg.ne.gov

Tom Brandt/2023 collection — District 32
Tom Brandt
Plymouth
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2711
tbrandt@leg.ne.gov

John Cavanaugh/2023 collection — District 9
John Cavanaugh
Omaha
Elected 2020
402-471-2723
jcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov

Machaela Cavanaugh/2023 collection — District 6
Machaela Cavanaugh
Omaha
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2714
mcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov

Robert Clements/2023 collection — District 2
Robert Clements
Elmwood
Appt. 2017, elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2613
rclements@leg.ne.gov

Stanley Clouse/2025 collection — District 37
Stanley Clouse
Kearney
Elected 2024
402-471-2726
sclouse@leg.ne.gov

Danielle Conrad/2023 collection — District 46
Danielle Conrad
Lincoln
Elected 2022
402-471-2720
dconrad@leg.ne.gov

Wendy DeBoer/2023 collection — District 10
Wendy DeBoer
Bennington
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2718
wdeboer@leg.ne.gov

Barry DeKay/2023 collection — District 40
Barry DeKay
Niobrara
Elected 2022
402-471-2801
bdekay@leg.ne.gov

Myron Dorn/2023 collection — District 30
Myron Dorn
Adams
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2620
mdorn@leg.ne.gov

Robert Dover/2023 collection — District 19
Robert Dover
Norfolk
Appointed 2022
402-471-2929
rdover@leg.ne.gov

George Dungan/2023 collection — Dungan

John Fredrickson/2023 collection — District 20
John Fredrickson
Omaha
Elected 2022
402-471-2622
jfredrickson@leg.ne.gov

Dunixi Guereca/2025 collection — District 7
Dunixi Guereca
Omaha
Elected 2024
402-471-2721
dguereca@leg.ne.gov

Bob Hallstrom/2025 collection — District 1
Bob Hallstrom
Syracuse
Elected 2024
402-471-2733
bhallstrom@leg.ne.gov

Ben Hansen/2025 collection — District 16
Ben Hansen
Blair
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2728
bhansen@leg.ne.gov

Brian Hardin/2023 collection — District 48
Brian Hardin
Gering
Elected 2022
402-471-2802
bhardin@leg.ne.gov

Rick Holdcroft/2023 collection — District 36
Rick Holdcroft
Bellevue
Elected 2022
402-471-2642
rholdcroft@leg.ne.gov

Jana Hughes/2023 collection — District 24
Jana Hughes
Seward
Elected 2022
402-471-2756
jhughes@leg.ne.gov

Megan Hunt/2023 collection — District 8
Megan Hunt
Omaha
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2722
mhunt@leg.ne.gov

Teresa Ibach/2025 collection — Ibach

Mike Jacobson/2023 collection — Jacobson

Margo Juarez/2025 collection — District 5
Margo Juarez
Omaha
Elected 2024
402-471-2710
mjuarez@leg.ne.gov

Kathleen Kauth/2023 collection — District 31
Kathleen Kauth
Omaha
Appt. 2022, elected 2022
402-471-2327
kkauth@leg.ne.gov

Loren Lippincott/2023 collection — District 34
Loren Lippincott
Central City
Elected 2022
402-471-2630
llippincott@leg.ne.gov

Dan Lonowski/2025 collection — District 33
Dan Lonowski
Hastings
Elected 2024
402-471-2712
dlonowski@leg.ne.gov

Dan McKeon/2025 collection — McKeon

Terrell McKinney/2023 collection — District 11
Terrell McKinney
Omaha
Elected 2020
402-471-2612
tmckinney@leg.ne.gov

Glen Meyer/2025 collection — District 17
Glen Meyer
Pender
Elected 2024
402-471-2716
gmeyer@leg.ne.gov

Mike Moser/2023 collection — District 22
Mike Moser
Columbus
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2715
mmoser@leg.ne.gov

Dave Murman/2023 collection — District 38
Dave Murman
Glenvil
Elected 2018, 2022
402-471-2732
dmurman@leg.ne.gov

Jason Prokop/2025 collection — District 27
Jason Prokop
Lincoln
Elected 2024
402-471-2632
jprokop@leg.ne.gov

Dan Quick/2025 collection — District 35
Dan Quick
Grand Island
Elected 2024
402-471-2617
dquick@leg.ne.gov

Jane Raybould/2023 collection — District 28
Jane Raybould
Lincoln
Elected 2022
402-471-2633
jraybould@leg.ne.gov

Merv Riepe/2023 collection — District 12
Merv Riepe
Ralston
Elected 2022
402-471-2623
mriepe@leg.ne.gov

Victor Rountree/2025 collection — District 3
Victor Rountree
Bellevue
Elected 2024
402-471-2627
vrountree@leg.ne.gov

Rita Sanders/2023 collection — District 45
Rita Sanders
Bellevue
Elected 2020
402-471-2615
rsanders@leg.ne.gov

Tony Sorrentino/2025 collection — District 39
Tony Sorrentino
Elkhorn
Elected 2024
402-471-2885
tsorrentino@leg.ne.gov

Ashlei Spivey/2025 collection — District 13
Ashlei Spivey
Omaha
Elected 2024
402-471-2727
aspivey@leg.ne.gov

Tanya Storer/2025 collection — Storer

Jared Storm/2025 collection — District 23
Jared Storm
David City
Elected 2024
402-471-2719
jstorm@leg.ne.gov

Paul Strommen/2025 collection — Strommen

R. Brad von Gillern/2023 collection — District 4
R. Brad von Gillern
Elkhorn
Elected 2022
402-471-2621
bvongillern@leg.ne.gov

Dave Wordekemper/2025 collection — District 15
Dave Wordekemper
Fremont
Elected 2024
402-471-2625
dwordekemper@leg.ne.gov

Terrell McKinney/2023 collection — District 11
Terrell McKinney
Omaha
Elected 2020
402-471-2612
tmckinney@leg.ne.gov

Dunixi Guereca — District 7
Dunixi Guereca
Omaha
Elected 2024
402-471-2721
dguereca@leg.ne.gov

Reach the writer at 402-473-7120 or cdunker@journalstar.com.

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