- Brenda Council
Brenda J. Council is a labor lawyer and community leader in
North Omaha, Nebraska who is currently running for a seat in theNebraska State Legislature which is being vacated byErnie Chambers . [ [http://brendacouncil.com/ Brenda Council] . Retrieved 8/31/08.]Political career
She has served on the Omaha School Board and the
Omaha City Council , and ran for mayor in 1994 and 1997, losing both elections by slim margins [She received 43% of the vote in 1994 and lost by 735 votes in 1997, see Husker Alumni Achievement Award Biography [http://www.huskeralum.com/programs/awards/99awards/99awards.htm] ] . She was formerly western regional president of the National Caucus of Black School Board Members. Interestingly, she was featured three times inEbony Magazine due to her prominence as an Omaha leader. She is a permanent roundtable member of the OmahaKETV television Sunday morning talk show, Kaleidoscope. In February 2008, she filed to run for the seat in theNebraska State Legislature being vacated by SenatorErnie Chambers , who is barred from seeking re-election due to term limits.Biography
Council was born in Omaha, attended
Omaha Central High School and theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln (class of 1974). She received a law degree fromCreighton University Law School in 1977. She is married to Otha Kenneth Council.Awards
Council's work and leadership has garnered widespread attention. She has earned numerous awards and honors including the Urban League of Nebraska's National Prominence Award, selection as the Nebraska Outstanding Young Woman, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teachers College Alumni Award of Excellence, the African American award of the
Durham Western Heritage Museum and installation as the 62nd Face on the Floor of theOmaha Press Club .ee also
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Politics in Omaha
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