Ashford returns for second round of service

This session has marked the second appearance of Sen. Brad Ashford in the Capitol as a state senator.

The first, after being elected in 1986, included a second consecutive term that gave him eight years of experience in the Legislature. He returned this year as the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee and also serves on the Education Committee.

Ashford was born in Omaha and graduated from Westside High School. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota and earned a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University in New York. He returned home to earn his law degree from Creighton University, graduating in 1974.

He has worked as an attorney and businessman in Omaha, serving as the director for the Omaha Housing Authority and a judge for the Commission of Industrial Relations. He is a founding member of the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority and served as chair of the Omaha Housing Authority Board of Directors.

Ashford is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association, the Minnesota Bar Association, the Nebraska Bar Foundation and the Omaha Suburban Rotary.

Ashford is married to Ann Ferlic and has three children: John, Ellie and Tom.