Ernie Chambers.

PositionPeople & Politics - Brief article

Nebraska is losing a legend. Senator Ernie Chambers, 70--irascible, obstinate but always passionate about the issues he cared about--is leaving after 36 years. An agnostic former barber who claims term limits were aimed at getting rid of him, Chambers is the dean of the 49-member Nebraska Senate. The only African-American senator in a mostly rural, conservative state, Chambers was a master of procedure and the filibuster. He never put his name on his locked Capitol office door, wore only blue jeans, didn't believe in negotiation, building coalitions or...

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