LINCOLN- The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission hired a long-time staffer on July 28th as its new executive director. David Hunter, who has worked for the NADC since 2000, will succeed Frank Daley, who is resigning in September. Daley joined the commission staff in 1987 and served as executive director since 1999.

Hunter, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, currently is the commission’s deputy director. There were 78 applicants for the job, and three finalists were interviewed by the commission over the past couple of weeks. The job was advertised to pay between $105,000 and $110,000 a year.

Aside from Hunter, the commission also considered a staff attorney with the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, and a former staff member for the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce. The Accountability and Disclosure Commission oversees campaign finance disclosure, lobbying, statements of financial interest and conflicts of interest at the state and local levels. It can impose civil penalties for violations of state campaign laws.

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