Ernie Chambers library unveiled as longest tenured lawmaker turns 89: ‘I’ll never give up’

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 2,032

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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OMAHA — Nebraska’s longest serving lawmaker, former state Sen. Ernie Chambers, celebrated his 89th birthday surrounded by scores of faces: political figures, family, friends — and portraits of more than 70 Black local legends whose candles burned out before his.

The nostalgia-filled party organized by Chambers’ daughter, Gayla Lee-Chambers, had a multifold purpose. The Saturday evening event also marked the public reveal of the Ernie Chambers Legacy Library and an exhibit, “Walk Through Memory Lane …

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