LINCOLN- Terrell McKinney, a Creighton Law student and former All-American wrestler at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, was seeking to replace State Senator Ernie Chambers by representing North Omaha. McKinney missed his scheduled hearing with the Nebraska Board of Pardons. He and his attorney decided against pursuing a pardon for misdemeanor charges that occurred six to ten years ago. He did not understand why his name was on the pardon agenda, even though he never requested it.

In 2016, he had requested a pardon for charges that were mostly traffic related, however there were also resisting arrest and disorderly conduct charges on his record. There were many letters sent to the board in support of pardoning McKinney. Governor Ricketts, the chair of the Board, did not know why McKinney appeared on the agenda either. He believes McKinney's case from 2016 is just now coming back up after a huge backlog of cases being brought to the board.

McKinney placed second in the primary election in May. He will be running against former Omaha City Council member Fred Conley for the seat. Senator Chambers has spoken in support of McKinney.

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