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Adam Morfeld | |
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| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Danielle Conrad |
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| Born | July 22, 1985 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska (B.A.) University of Nebraska (J.D.) |
Adam Morfeld (born July 22, 1985) is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2014, he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing a Lincoln district. Morfeld is a member of the Democratic Party.
Personal life and professional career
[edit]Political career
[edit]2014 election
[edit]2014 primary
[edit]2014 general election
[edit]Legislative tenure
[edit]2015 session
[edit]In the Legislature's 2015 session, Morfeld was appointed to the Education Committee and the Judiciary Committee.[1]
Among the "most significant"[2] actions taken by the Legislature in its 2015 session were three bills that passed over vetoes by governor Pete Ricketts. LB268 repealed the state's death penalty; LB623 reversed the state's previous policy of denying driver's licenses to people who were living illegally in the United States after being brought to the country as children, and who had been granted exemption from deportation under the Barack Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; and LB610 increased the tax on gasoline to pay for repairs to roads and bridges.[2][3][4] Morfeld voted in favor of the death-penalty repeal, and to override Ricketts's veto of the measure;[5] he voted for passage of LB623, and to override the gubernatorial veto;[6] and he voted for the gas-tax increase, then voted to override the veto.[7]
2016 session
[edit]In its 2016 session, the Nebraska legislature passed three bills that Ricketts then vetoed. LB580 would have created an independent commission of citizens to draw new district maps following censuses; supporters described it as an attempt to de-politicize the redistricting process, while Ricketts maintained that the bill delegated the legislature's constitutional duty of redistricting to "an unelected and unaccountable board".[8][9] Morfeld voted for the bill in its 29–15 passage.[10] Sponsor John Murante opted not to seek an override of the governor's veto.[11]
A second vetoed bill, LB935, would have changed state audit procedures. The bill passed by a margin of 37–8, with 4 present and not voting; Morfeld was among those voting in favor. The bill was withdrawn without an attempt to override the veto; the state auditor agreed to work with the governor on a new version for the next year's session.[8][12]
A third bill passed over Ricketts's veto. LB947 made DACA beneficiaries eligible for commercial and professional licenses in Nebraska. The bill passed the Legislature on a vote of 33–11–5; the veto override passed 31–13–5. Morfeld voted for the bill, and for the override of Ricketts's veto.[13][14]
The legislature failed to pass LB10, greatly desired by the Republican Party, which would have restored Nebraska to a winner-take-all scheme of allocating its electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections, rather than continuing its practice of awarding the electoral vote for each congressional district to the candidate who received the most votes in that district. Supporters were unable to break a filibuster; in the 32–17 cloture motion, Morfeld was among those who voted against the bill.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Legislative Committees". Nebraska Legislature. Archived from original July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Knapp, Fred. "2015 Legislature Leaves Its Mark On Nebraska". NET (Nebraska public radio and television). June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Walton, Don. "Senators override Ricketts' veto of Dreamers licenses". Lincoln Journal Star. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Pluhacek, Zach. "Gas tax hike gets Nebraska lawmakers' OK, governor's veto". Lincoln Journal Star. May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Legislative Journal, One Hundred Fourth Legislature, First Session". Nebraska Legislature. Vote on final reading of LB268 is at pp. 1738–39; override of veto is at pp. 1896–98.
- ^ "Legislative Journal, One Hundred Fourth Legislature, First Session". Nebraska Legislature. Vote on final reading of LB623 is at pp. 1791–92; override of veto is at pp. 1930–32.
- ^ "Legislative Journal, One Hundred Fourth Legislature, First Session". Nebraska Legislature. Vote on final reading of LB610 is at p. 1500; override of veto is at p. 1623.
- ^ a b Matheny, Ryan. "Nebraska legislators wrap up 2016 session". KMA. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Nohr, Emily. "'Unconstitutional, unelected and unaccountable': Ricketts vetoes bill to revamp how political maps are drawn". Omaha World-Herald. April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation". p. 1622. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Independent redistricting commission vetoed, no override attempt offered". Unicameral Update. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation". pp. 1579–80. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Duggan, Joe. "Legislature to vote on overriding veto on bill that would allow work licenses for those brought to U.S. illegally as kids". Omaha World-Herald. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation". Passage of LB947 is on p. 1614; the veto override is on pp. 1637–38. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Stoddard, Martha. "Bill to return Nebraska to winner-take-all Electoral College method comes up short". Omaha World-Herald. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Legislative Journal: Carryover Legislation". p. 1591. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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