Adam Morfeld

Adam Morfeld (born July 22, 1985) is a politician from the state of Nebraska. In 2014, he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing a district in the city of Lincoln. He is also the executive director and founder of a nonprofit organization, Civic Nebraska. Morfeld is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

Adam Morfeld
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 46th district
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byDanielle Conrad
Personal details
Born (1985-07-22) July 22, 1985
Long Beach Naval Station, California
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLincoln, Nebraska
Websiteadammorfeld.com

Early life and education

Morfeld was born July 22, 1985, at Long Beach Naval Station in California. In 2003, he graduated from Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2]

In 2009, he graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) with a BA in political science. He received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2012. During his time as a law student, he was a member of the Nebraska Law Review. He specializes in voting rights and non-profit administration and compliance.[1]

In 2008, while an undergraduate at UNL, Morfeld founded Nebraskans for Civic Reform (NCR), now called Civic Nebraska.[1][3] The nonprofit group describes its purpose as advancing civic education, civic health and voting rights work in Nebraska.[4] As of 2020, Civic Nebraska had offices in Lincoln, Omaha, Grand Island, and employed over 70 full and part-time staff.[5]

Political career

Morfeld was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2014 with 68 percent of the vote.[6] His district lies within Lincoln and includes downtown, the UNL campus, and the northeast part of the city.[1] In 2018 he was re-elected.[7] In the legislature, he serves on the Education Committee, Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair of Committee on Committees, and a Commissioner on the Education Commission of the States.

In addition, Morfeld is active in leading ballot initiatives in the state. In 2018, he helped lead the successful Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative that is estimated to provide healthcare to 90,000 Nebraskans.[8][9] In 2018, Senator Morfeld and Senator Wishart announced they filed language for a ballot initiative to put Medical Marijuana in the constitution.[10] Morfeld serves as the co-chair of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana.[11]

In 2020 Morfeld announced his campaign for Lancaster County Attorney.[12] According to his Lincoln Journal Star newspaper interview, he stated that he will:

* End cash bail for minor, nonviolent offenses, with some exceptions for flight risks, which would alleviate the pressure on the Lancaster County jail, which is quickly filling up.

* Putting a stop to charging nonviolent drug residue cases as Class IV felonies, which can carry a possible punishment of up to two years in prison and 12-month post-release supervision and/or up to a $10,000 fine.

* Adding a public advocate position to the office to act as an ombudsman.

* Bringing accountability and transparency to the office.

* Using savings from reducing the load of offenders in the county jail to expand problem-solving courts and end the backlog on sex assault rape kit tests.[12]

The election will be held in 2022.[12]

References
  1. Young, JoAnne. "Education, experience gives Morfeld understanding of state politics, lawmaking". Lincoln Journal Star. October 15, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. "Biography". Nebraska Legislature. Archived from original Archived April 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. "Civic Nebraska". Civic Nebraska. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  4. "About Us". Civic Nebraska. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. "Civic Nebraska opens a third office in downtown G.I." The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  6. "Adam Morfeld". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. "InterLinc: Election: Results". lincoln.ne.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. writer, Henry J. Cordes World-Herald staff. "Backers raise nearly $3 million for Medicaid expansion vote". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  9. "Nebraska 2018 General Election Results" (PDF).
  10. "Medical marijuana could appear on 2020 ballot in Nebraska". AP NEWS. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  11. Now, 10/11. "Advocates to file new medical marijuana amendment language for 2022". 1011now.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Young, JoAnne. "Sen. Adam Morfeld begins campaign early for Lancaster County attorney". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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