Edward Danner

Edward Danner (February 14, 1900 – January 1, 1970) was a butcher and state legislator in Nebraska. A member of the Nebraska state legislature from 1963 until his death in 1970, he represented North Omaha in the state senate. The only African American state senator in Nebraska at the time, he advocated for civil rights and equal protection under the law. He was a Democrat.

Personal life Danner was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1900. He settled in Omaha.

Career Danner worked as a butcher in South Omaha for Swift & Co.

Danner was a Nebraska state senator beginning in 1963, representing North Omaha.

In June 1963, Danner spoke at Nebraska's first civil rights march in Lincoln.

Danner died in office in 1970. Governor Norbert Tiemann appointed George W. Althouse to serve the remainder of his term.

Personal life Edward Danner had a child in San Francisco before he married. Danner married Emogene Danner. He had nine children.