Ernie Chambers

Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021. He could not run in 2020 due to term limits.

This article is about the politician and civil rights activist. For the cyclist, see Ernest Chambers (cyclist). For the militia officer, journalist and author, see Ernest J. Chambers.

Ernie Chambers
Ernie Chambers as a Nebraska Senator
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 11th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 6, 2021
Preceded byBrenda Council
Succeeded byTerrell McKinney
In office
January 6, 1971 – January 7, 2009
Preceded byGeorge W. Althouse
Succeeded byBrenda Council
Personal details
Born
Ernest William Chambers

(1937-07-10) July 10, 1937
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		New Alliance (1988)
Residence(s)Omaha, Nebraska, US
Alma materCreighton University (BA, JD)

Chambers is the longest-serving state senator in Nebraska history, having represented North Omaha for 46 years. For most of his career, Chambers was the only nonwhite senator. He is the only African-American to have run for governor and the first to have run for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska history. For years he was the only openly atheist member of any state legislature in the United States.

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