Danielle Nantkes

Danielle Conrad
Member of the Nebraska Senate from the 46th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2007
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1977 (1977-08-05) (age 34) Seward, Nebraska
Political party	Democratic Party (United States)
Residence	Lincoln, Nebraska

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^{[citation needed]}. 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 [3], she took a job with the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law^[1] 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.^[2]

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.

References

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2. ^ [2]

• "Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. Danielle Nantkes. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist46. Retrieved March 3, 2009. 
• "Police pick up freshman senator suspected of DUI". http://www.journalstar.com/news/local/article_0f164159-4f48-5660-9cd7-e9e1721d658a.html. Retrieved February 13, 2007. 

Preceded by David Landis

Nebraska state senator - District 46 2007–present

Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Nantkes, Danielle
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Date of birth	August 5, 1977
Place of birth	Seward, Nebraska
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