Biography
Jane Raybould assumed office in the Nebraska State Senate on January 4, 2023. Raybould was the 2018 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate for Nebraska, losing to incumbent Deb Fischer.
Raybould was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University and a Master of Arts from Georgetown. She is vice president and director of buildings and equipment for B&R Stores Inc,, her family's business.
Raybould's political career started in small civic leadership positions such as the board member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center and the Community Health Endowment. She served on the Lincoln (Nebraska) City Council from 2015 to 2022 and as a Lancaster County commissioner from 2010 to 2014.