FORMER NEBRASKA CRIME COMMISSION DIRECTOR HIRED TO LEAD STATE BRAND COMMITTEE

LINCOLN- On Wednesday, the Nebraska Brand Committee, an organization created by the Legislature to inspect cattle in the state, voted unanimously to hire Don Arp, Nebraska's former Crime Commission Director, who will replace outgoing Brand Committee Executive Director John Widdowson.

Widdowson was originally appointed to the Brand Committee by then-Gov. Pete Ricketts in 2015, and was elected to the position of executive director in 2020. His tenure was marked by significant reforms to how the agency conducts its operations, including the switch to electronic paperwork and the ongoing development of the Committee's electronic inspection program.

Arp, before leading the Crime Commission, previously worked with the Nebraska Brand Committee in 2017 as part of Ricketts' "Center for Operational Excellence," where he assisted then-Interim Brand Committee Director Dave Horton with process improvements. Arp also provided current Chief Investigator of the Brand Committee Tom Hughson with information and guidance during the rollout of a 2021 law that allowed the Committee to issue citations to individuals who transport cattle to an area outside the Committee's investigative scope.

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