About Machaela Cavanaugh
Machaela Cavanaugh

Machaela Cavanaugh

Office: State Senate (NE) - 6 , Democratic
On The Ballot: True, Democratic for State Senate (NE) - 6

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  • Birth Date

    01/17/1979

  • Birth Place

    Washington, DC

  • Home City

    Peony Park Neighborhood, NE,

Family

Husband: Nick; 3 Children: Della, Harriet, William,

EDUCATION

Attended, Levantine Language Institute, 2009
MPA, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2005-2008
BA, Sociology, University of Saint Thomas, 1997-2001
Attended, University of Lancaster, 2000

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, Nebraska State Legislature, District 6, 2022
Senator, Nebraska State Legislature, District 6, 2019-present

COMMITTEES

Appropriations Committee
Legislative Performance Audit Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director Of Development, Women Who Run Nebraska, 2021-present
Conferences and Special Project Manager, Buffett Early Childhood Institute, 2015-present
Director of Development, Opera Omaha, 2013-2015
Project Coordinator, Africa Growth Initiative, The Brookings Institution, 2011
Director of Development, American Province of the Servants of Mary, 2005-2008
Camapaign Scheduler, Mike Fahey for Mayor, 2005
Deputy Regional Finance Director, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2003-2004
Fundraiser, Campaign Scheduler, Herseth for Congress, 2004
Staff Assistant, United States Senator Ben Nelson Washington, District of Columbia, 2002-2003

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Member, Inclusive Communities Board, present
Member, Preschool Advisory Committee, Morning Star Preschool, present