Patty’s policies are guided by a wide variety of Nebraska voices, some of whom are part of official advisory committees. Policy advisors include subject matter experts and other various stakeholders.
The following policy advisers meet with Patty frequently to offer advice and data that help inform Patty’s policy agenda, and ensure that she is prepared to respond to Nebraska’s needs the minute she gets to Congress.
Military & Veterans Affairs
Darrel Choat
Lieutenant Colon (ret) USMC
Charlene Ligon
James A. Harrold
Colonel, USAF (retired)
Teresa L .Whitehead
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired)
Lieutenant Colonel Jamie Peer
US Army (Retired)
David R. Gibson
COL, US Army (Ret)
Kate Noyes
Former Army Nurse
Dayle Williamson
Charlene Ligon
Master Sergeant, USAF (Ret)
Dayle Williamson
Brigadier General, US Army (Ret)
Latino Community
Raul Guerra
Marty Ramirez
Dulce Sherman
Jose Soto
Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas
Shirl Mora James
Elsa Ramon
Zachary Mora James
Kathie Starkweather
Chandra Diaz Debose
Immigration
Renuga Vivekanandan
David Brown
Inonge Kasaji
Kristin Fearnow
Diana Moralez McFarland
Julia Kennedy
Raul Guerra
African American Community
Yohance Christie
Albert Maxey
Pastor Janet Goodman Banks
Marthaellen Florence
Pastor Karla Cooper
Karen Bell-Dancy
Jasmine Harris (RISE)
Nyomi Thompson
South Asian Community
Renuga Vivekanandan
Sriyani Tidball
LGBTQ+ Community
Taylor Brooks
Natalie Weiss
Native & Indigenous Community
Kevin Abourezk
Judi Gaiashkibos
Colette Yellow Robe
Erin Poor
Jewish Community
Art Zygielbaum
Barb Straus
Sarah Kelen
Gary Javitch
Rural Development & Agriculture
Ted Glock
Paul Theobald
Maxine Moul
Don Hutchens
Sandy Scofield
Bob Wickersham
Doug Dittman
Linda Kleinschmit
Gerald Schmidt
Matt Connealy
Dan Morgan
Jon Bailey
Bruce Johnson
Leo Hoehn
Energy & Climate
Bruce Johnson
Art Zygielbaum
John Janovy
Alex Enersen
Public Safety – Smart on Crime
Albert Maxey
Tom Casady
Jim Foster
Jim Jones
Kim Koluch
Retired Judges
Ron Reagan
Karen Flowers
Labor Unions
Chris Callihan, IBEW
Lori Meyers, AFL/CIO
Dan Quick
Jenni Benson, NSEA
Ron Kaminski, LiUNA
Marcus Ring, Firefighter
Kevin Weeks, NALC
Fred Christiansen
Tom Emerson
Adam Hausman
