Every committee is now chaired by a Republican, except Laura Ebke, the new Judiciary Committe Chair, who left the GOP after Gov. Ricketts attacked her in a speech for voting to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska.
Following the 2016 legislative session, Ricketts addressed a state
Republican convention, criticizing several Republican state legislators
for failing to support his position on various issues, and calling for
the election of more "platform Republicans" to the legislature. Ebke was
one of thirteen legislators who signed a letter criticizing Ricketts
for conduct that they described as placing partisanship ahead of
principle. Shortly thereafter, Ebke changed her registration from the
Republican to the Libertarian Party. She was thought to be the first Libertarian member of the Nebraska legislature.
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