Megan Hunt

Megan Hunt is a small business owner, community activist, and mother elected to the Nebraska State Legislature in 2018. A sixth-generation Nebraskan, Megan has lived and worked in the Dundee and Benson neighborhoods for the past 17 years. A seasoned entrepreneur, Megan founded Hello Holiday, a community-facing boutique and e-commerce company supporting independent fashion designers and best known for its “Girls Support Girls” messaging and fundraising collaborations with local nonprofit organizations. Today, Megan is the owner of Five Nine Shop and Project, a paper goods store, gallery, and studio in Benson. She has an 13-year-old daughter who is an eighth grader at Lewis and Clark Middle School.

Megan currently a State Senator in the Nebraska Legislature where she has introduced 45 bills and resolutions and cosponsored 131 bills since she was elected in 2018. Fifty-six of these bills passed with the support of the 49-member Legislature and were signed by the Governor. Original legislation she has written, from hyper-local topics like city board appointments, tenants’ rights, and grants for creative arts districts, to more controversial subjects like nonconsensual pornography and sex trafficking, has been amended into other passed bills. Megan understands firsthand how to build coalitions as a progressive and succeed together, without asking anyone to compromise their values.

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