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Nebraska agriculture committee hears testimony supporting Dawn Caldwell’s reappointment to State Fair Board
Summary
The Legislature’s Agriculture Committee heard supporters back Dawn Caldwell’s third term on the Nebraska State Fair Board and discussed fair priorities including stormwater projects funded by ARPA, vendor and exhibit space shortages, and partnerships with Extension and local entities.
Senator Barry DeKay, chair of the Nebraska Legislature Agriculture Committee, opened a confirmation hearing for Dawn Caldwell, the governor’s nominee to a third three-year term on the Nebraska State Fair Board.
The nomination drew consistent support from fair leadership and community backers who described Caldwell’s tenure as central to stabilizing fair operations and advancing facility repairs. “Governor Pillen has asked me to serve my third and final term,” Caldwell said in her remarks to the committee, describing her family’s multigenerational involvement in 4‑H, FFA and livestock showing.
The testimony outlined why supporters view Caldwell as a stabilizing presence. Jaime Parr, executive director of the Nebraska State Fair, said Caldwell helped secure funding and internal leadership changes after years of financial strain and flooding on the fairgrounds. “Dawn Caldwell has been integral to my, success at the Nebraska…
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