LINCOLN- Nebraska's longest-serving state senator has filed for election once more to represent District 11 in North Omaha. Sen. Ernie Chambers will challenge Sen. Terrell McKinney for the seat he held for 46 years, and was term-limited out -- twice. He submitted paperwork with the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office on Tuesday of this week.

Chambers, 86, known for his fiery speeches and flowery rhetoric, as well as mastery over the Legislature's rules, has flirted with the idea of returning to Lincoln since leaving the body in 2020. "If my mind is clear, if my health is good, and I believe that I could do something of value for the community that would send me down here if they want to send me, then I might consider coming back," said Chambers.

First elected to the Legislature in 1971, Chambers served to 2009 when he was forced out due to a law passed by Nebraska voters in 2000 limiting senators to two consecutive terms in the Legislature. After sitting out a term, Chambers returned to the Legislature in 2013 and left in 2021 after serving another two terms. Chambers is the third person to file to run for the District 11 seat, joining McKinney and Calandra Cooper.

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