Pam Redfield is a 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....

 state senator from Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 in the Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska Legislature

The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County....

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Personal life

She was born Pam Turek on Aug. 11, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Duchesne Academy in 1966. She attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of Nebraska at Omaha

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a four-year state university located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University...

 in education in 1969. She married Jerry Redfield and had six children. She is the chair of the Rotary International

Rotary International

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 Foundation, on the executive board of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators and a former member of the Ralston

Ralston, Nebraska

Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census. Ralston is geographically surrounded by Omaha, Nebraska but is a separate city. Since Ralston's population is below 10,000, state law technically allows for Omaha to forcibly annex Ralston...

 board of education

Board of education

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State legislature

She was appointed on Nov. 30, 1998 to replace Chris Abboud who had resigned. She was then elected in 2002 to represent the 12th Nebraska legislative district . She currently is the vice chairperson of the Banking, Commerce and Insurance committee and sits on the Revenue committee. Since Nebraska voters passed Initiative Measure 415 in 2001 limiting state senators to two terms after 2001, she is unable run for reelection barring a court challenge of the measure.