Democratic Party of Nebraska

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Democratic Party of Nebraska
Basic facts
Location:	Lincoln, Neb.
Type:	Political party
Affiliation:	Democratic
Top official:	Jane Kleeb, Chair
Website:	Official website

The Democratic Party of Nebraska is the Nebraska political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The party is composed of a governing body and numerous committees.

Party chair

Jane Kleeb

Jane Kleeb was elected as chair in 2016 and re-elected three times.

Kleeb is an experienced grassroots organizer, author, manager, political strategist, and nonprofit entrepreneur. She previously served as the Nebraska State Director of the SEIU Change That Works Project.

Party leadership

As of April 2024, the executive director of the Nebraska Democratic Party was Precious McKesson.

The following individuals held leadership positions with the Democratic Party of Nebraska as of November 2024:

• Jane Kleeb, Chair, DNC member
• Ron Kaminski, Vice chair
• Ryan Griffin, Vice chair
• Stephanie Matejka, Secretary
• Ted Kessler, Treasurer
• Sean Flowerday, National Committeeman, DNC member
• Sharlette Schwenninger, National Committeewoman, DNC member

For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.

Party platform

The party's stated platform approved in 2022 is composed of 41 issues:

• Economic development
  "We Support​: 1. An active role by the State of Nebraska to fulfill its responsibility to provide a business climate which encourages economic growth. 2. Measures by state officials to promote and encourage quality job creation, entrepreneurship training and national and international marketing of the state’s goods and services."
• Public education
  "We Support​: 49.Public school options for all students. 50. Accessible and high-quality Early Childhood Education as a fundamental right for all children starting at birth. 51.Excellence in education for all students from birth through grade 16 regardless of family income."
• Government
  "We Support​: 77.The principles and the importance of the constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state. 78.Government that is open, responsive and accountable to the will of citizens. 79.Nebraska’s laws requiring open meetings and access to public records."
• Human services
  "We Support​: 197. The family, in all of its forms, as the core unit of society. 198. Efforts by all levels of government to provide all Nebraskans with: (a) Safe, decent, affordable housing; (b) Adequate nutrition; (c) Protection from violence, neglect and abuse; (d) Job training; (e) Comprehensive and holistic health care."
• Natural resources
  "We Support​: 230. Public and private measures for effective husbandry of natural resources including minerals, forests, water, fertile land and other materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain or have aesthetic value. 231. Efforts to exploit renewable resources for economic use and gain offsetting the irreplaceable loss of non-renewables."

Rules and bylaws

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See also: Rules of the Nebraska Democratic Party

The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a selection of the Nebraska Democratic Party's rules. This selection focuses on the structure and governance of the party:

• The State Central Committee (SCC) shall be the policy-making body of the state party during the interim between state conventions, and shall be responsible for the building of the Nebraska Democratic Party. The State Central Committee shall promote the implementation of the party platform and the election of Democratic candidates. The State Central Committee shall be the ruling authority in the interpretation and defense of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Nebraska Democratic Party during the interim between State Conventions. The State Central Committee shall have the authority to adopt and revise Bylaws governing its organization and the organization and function of committees subordinate to it. (2.A)
• The State Executive Committee (SEC) shall be authorized to execute the policies and procedures of the State Central Committee during the interim between State Central Committee meetings. Decisions by the State Executive Committee shall be reported to the State Central Committee at its next meeting with the understanding that these decisions may be reviewed, revised, or reversed. The State Executive Committee shall be responsible ultimately to the State Central Committee for its actions. (3.A)
• The following are the officers of the Nebraska Democratic Party: State Chair, First Associate Chair, Second Associate Chair, National Committeeman, National Committeewoman, Congressional District Chairs and Associate Chairs (of the opposite sex) of the respective Congressional Districts, State Secretary, and State Treasurer. (5.A)

Party candidates

Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.

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See also

• List of political parties in the United States
• Political parties in Nebraska
• Democratic Party
• Nebraska

External links

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• Nebraska Democratic Party Website
• Nebraska Democratic Party on Facebook
• Nebraska Democratic Party on Twitter