Danielle Nantkes
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Danielle Conrad-Nantkes serves in the Nebraska State Legislature, representing District 46 on the city of Lincoln's north side. She was born on August 5, 1977, in Seward, Nebraska
. Her father served as a Deputy Sheriff for over 25 years. Her mother has been a teacher at Lincoln Public Schools
for over 15 years . Nantkes graduate from the University of Nebraska Lincoln with a B.A., 2000. She went on to earn her law degree
at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 2003.
After becoming a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association http://www.nebar.com/publicinfo/lawyersearch.asp, 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
.
A registered Democrat, in 2006 she ran for her first elected office to represent the 46th Legislative District. With 55% of the vote she defeated Republican Carol Brown for the non-partisan seat. Currently her only committee assignment is Appropriations. She is one of only nine women in the 49 member Nebraska Legislature. According to a background article prepared by Unicameral Update, Nantkes became a fan of politics as a teenager, following the historic race for Governor pitting two women, Republican Kay Orr against Democrat Helen Boosalis
.
Nantkes 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.
In her spare time she says she enjoys fishing and boating with her family and friends.
She was married in 2008 and is now Danielle Conrad.
Seward, Nebraska
Seward is a city in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,133 at the 2000 census...
. Her father served as a Deputy Sheriff for over 25 years. Her mother has been a teacher at Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools is the only public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is the second largest of Nebraska's 596 school districts, surpassed only by Omaha Public Schools. LPS educates more than 35,000 students in 57 schools....
for over 15 years . Nantkes graduate from the University of Nebraska Lincoln with a B.A., 2000. She went on to earn her law degree
Law degree
A Law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license...
at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 2003.
After becoming a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association http://www.nebar.com/publicinfo/lawyersearch.asp, 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
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
to the poor, minorities, and immigrants in the State of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
.
A registered Democrat, in 2006 she ran for her first elected office to represent the 46th Legislative District. With 55% of the vote she defeated Republican Carol Brown for the non-partisan seat. Currently her only committee assignment is Appropriations. She is one of only nine women in the 49 member Nebraska Legislature. According to a background article prepared by Unicameral Update, Nantkes became a fan of politics as a teenager, following the historic race for Governor pitting two women, Republican Kay Orr against Democrat Helen Boosalis
Helen Boosalis
Helen G. Boosalis was a Nebraska Democratic Party politician.Helen Boosalis was born as Helen Geankoplis in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Greek immigrant parents, where she grew up working in her father's Minneapolis restaurant.In 1945 she married Michael Gus "Mike" Boosalis, a World War II veteran...
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Nantkes 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.
In her spare time she says she enjoys fishing and boating with her family and friends.
She was married in 2008 and is now Danielle Conrad.