Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh

District 06
Room 1115
P.O. Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2714
Email: mcavanaugh@leg.ne.gov
Committee Assignments
  • Appropriations
  • Legislative Performance Audit

Biography

Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 2018; re-elected 2022

Born Jan. 17, 1979, in Washington, D.C.

Education: Graduate of Marian High School; University of St. Thomas (B.A. in sociology), 2001; University of Nebraska-Omaha (MPA), 2008.

Family: Married Nicholas A. Brotzel, July 26, 2007; three children: Della, Harriet and Barrett.

Member: board, Inclusive Communities; Preschool Advisory Committee, Morning Star Preschool.

Honors and awards: 2024 Alumni Award for Excellence in Public Service and 2023 Outstanding Community Service Award, University of Nebraska-Omaha; 2023 Brave in the Attempt Award, Special Olympics Nebraska; 2022 and 2020 Defender of the Bill of Rights Award, ACLU of Nebraska; 2020 Maternal and Child Health Fellow, National Conference of State Legislatures; 2019 Early Learning Fellow, National Conference of State Legislatures.