Adam Morfeld


Adam Morfeld is a politician from the state of Nebraska. In 2014, he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing a district in the city of Lincoln. He is also the executive director and founder of a nonprofit organization, Nebraskans for Civic Reform. Morfeld is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Morfeld was born July 22, 1985, at Long Beach Naval Station in California. In 2003, he graduated from Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
In 2009, he graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a BA in political science. He received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2012. During his time as a law student, he was a member of the Nebraska Law Review. He specializes in voting rights and non-profit administration and compliance.
In 2008, while an undergraduate at UNL, Morfeld founded Nebraskans for Civic Reform. The nonprofit group describes its purpose as "making our civic institutions more inclusive among youth and historically disadvantaged and disengaged populations." As of 2014, NCR employed 30 full- and part-time workers; as of 2016, Morfeld remained the organization's executive director.

Political career

Morfeld was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2014 with 68 percent of the vote. His district lies within Lincoln and includes downtown, the UNL campus, and the northeast part of the city. In the legislature, he serves on the Education Committee and the Judiciary Committee, and on the Department of Correctional Services Special Investigative Committee.