Amanda McGill Johnson (born March 21, 1980) is a politician from the state of

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in the

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. From 2007 to 2015, she represented a

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district in the

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. She ran as the Democratic Party's candidate for Nebraska State Auditor in 2014, losing to

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candidate

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Early life, education and career

Born in

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, she graduated from Millard North High School in 1998 and went on to the

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where she graduated in 2002. She was a television reporter for KCAU in Sioux City in 2003 and

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in Lincoln from 2004 to 2005. She then became

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for the

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until she decided to run for office.

Political career

Senator McGill was elected to the Legislature in 2006 serving Nebraska's 26th legislative district and served as the Chair of the Urban Affairs Committee from the fall of 2009 until she was term limited out of office. She also served on the Business and Labor and Judiciary Committees.

References

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