Lydia Brasch

Lydia Brasch (born July 14, 1953 in Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska) is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the city of Bancroft.

Lydia Brasch
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 16th district
In office
2011–2019
Preceded byKent Rogert
Succeeded byBen Hansen
Personal details
Born (1953-07-14) July 14, 1953
Lincoln, Nebraska
Political partyRepublican

Early life

Brasch graduated from Lincoln High School and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is a farmer and owns a marketing and design firm. Prior to her election to the legislature, she was a member of both the Nebraska State Fair Foundation and the Cuming County Fair Foundation.

State legislature

Brasch was elected in 2010 to represent the 16th Nebraska legislative district. She currently sits on the Agriculture, General Affairs, Revenue, Rules, and State-Tribal Relations committees. She is pro-life[1] and in 2011, she sponsored and passed LB690, which required parental consent before a minor receives an abortion.[2] She was unable to run for re-election in 2018 due to state mandated term limits. [3]

Brasch sponsored the right to repair legislation in 2017 giving farmers access to the diagnostic software embedded in farm equipment by the manufacturers.[4] The bill was indefinitely postponed after sitting over a year and a half after big technology representatives spoke during a hearing on the bill. [5]

References
  1. http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-applause-for-lb-opponents/article_2daad493-c7c1-5376-8411-43279bcd7f88.html#ixzz1vFm3JZkG
  2. http://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=12830
  3. https://ballotpedia.org/Lydia_Brasch
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/06/nebraska-farmers-right-to-repair-john-deere-apple A right to repair: why Nebraska farmers are taking on John Deere and Apple
  5. https://www.agdaily.com/news/right-to-repair-tractors-2020-election/
  • "Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. Lydia Brasch. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2012.



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