The Chamber

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Non-partisan

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Mike; 2 Children: Jill, Mollie
Birth date: 03/01/1950
Birthplace: Burwell, NE
Home City: Cedar Rapids NE
Religion: Catholic

Education

MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1975 BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1971

Profession

Vice President, Bluestem Beef Banker, Cedar Rapids State Bank President, Kokes Corporation Family Farm Home Economist, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service

Committees

Education
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs

LB 703 2011 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 704 2011 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 703 2011 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 704 2011 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 521 Requiring Physician Presence During Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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LB 703 2011 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 704 2011 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 703 2011 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 704 2011 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 521 Requiring Physician Presence During Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 421 Park Entry Permit Fees
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

LB 22 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 999 Temporary Prohibition on New Hospital Licenses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 594 Abortion Screening Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 1103 Prohibiting Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 594 Abortion Screening Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 1103 Prohibiting Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 861 Alcohol Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 780 PTSD Workers' Compensation Benefits for First Responders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 842 Repealing Special Prosecutor Requirement for In-Custody Deaths
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Amdt 2454 Limiting First Responder PTSD Death Benefits to 1 Year
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 2455 Limiting First Responder PTSD Benefits to 26 Weeks
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 2454 Limiting First Responder PTSD Death Benefits to 1 Year
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

Amdt 2455 Limiting First Responder PTSD Benefits to 26 Weeks
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

LB 1102 Legalizing "Horse Racing Machines"
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

LR 284 CA Abolishing Office of State Treasurer
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

LB 1105 Death Penalty Cost Study
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Nay

LB 952 Water and Natural Gas Infrastructure Replacement and Sewage Program Sales Tax Exemption
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Nay

LB 675 Requiring Ultrasounds before Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 36 Requiring Lethal Injection
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 355 Exempting Cigar Bars from the Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

LB 260 Wrongful Conviction Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 5 Trapping In Rights-of-Way
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

LB 85 Bond Revenue to Fund Streets and Bridges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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