About Adam

Adam Morfeld is an attorney that specializes in non-profit administration and development, governmental affairs, election law and policy, ballot initiatives, grassroots local and statewide issue and policy advocacy. He served as a Nebraska state senator for eight years until being term limited. He graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and from the University of Nebraska College of Law.

Before serving in the Legislature Adam managed a grocery store stockroom for several years and worked part-time for his local newspaper while attending community college. He then worked his way through college and law school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

In 2008 Adam founded a non-profit that employs over 100 staff across the state in three offices that works to instill civic leadership skills in young Nebraskans, build civic health in our communities, and ensures our democracy is accessible to working Nebraskans, families and seniors. Since its founding, Adam has and currently serves as Civic Nebraska’s Executive Director. In addition to his day job, Adam teaches courses in constitutional law, public administration and American government at Doane and Nebraska Wesleyan universities.

In 2014 Adam was elected to the Nebraska Legislature to represent Northeast Lincoln, winning 68 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2018 to a second term. He serves on the Education and Judiciary Committees where he focuses his legislative work on criminal justice issues and school policy. In addition to his extensive work on criminal justice issues, Senator Morfeld introduced and passed into law over dozens of pieces of legislation focused on ending surprise medical bills, protecting Nebraskans’ online privacy, providing protections to ensure people receive emergency treatment for drug and alcohol overdoses, and addressing sexual assault issues.

He is the founder and managing Partner of Civic Strategies, LLC, a full service policy, advocacy, and campaign consulting firm that has led and won local races and statewide ballot initiatives. He also also has a private law practice that focuses on election law, civil rights, non-profit compliance, online harassment and defamation claims. In a volunteer capacity he serves as the chairman and Founder of the Nebraska Legal Action Fund to combat extremism and disinformation.

In his free time, Adam enjoys volunteering, working on his home, Husker football, spending time with his wife Rachel and their dog, running, and the outdoors.