LINCOLN- Sen. Matt Williams, who lives in Gothenburg in central Nebraska, now is the state senator in a legislative district in Sarpy County that edges the Iowa border half a state away.

Legislative District 36 was moved from rural Nebraska to the metro area during September's special session of the Legislature to accommodate redistricting demands imposed by the state's shifting population.

But Williams, a Gothenburg banker who has one more year to serve in the Legislature before he's term-limited at the end of 2022, didn't move with his district.

"Technically, yes, I now represent Legislative District 36 in Sarpy County," Williams said during a telephone interview.

"But, practically, I still represent the same people in old Legislative District 36," he said. "I feel like I represent the people who elected me."

There have been no trips to Sarpy County to introduce himself, Williams said, although he may accept some invitations to events in the fast-growing metropolitan Omaha county during the coming year.

There will be no change in his voting pattern, Williams said. He's still the senator from Gothenburg and he's still who he was.

"I think there's a misconception that senators would change their mode of operation after being redistricted," Williams said. "But they really don't.

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