Elizabeth is from Papillion, Nebraska. She attended Creighton University. She has a bachelors degree in political science, with a minor in history, from Creighton University. She has a masters degree in public administration from Drake University. She lives with her husband, Jim, and their two sons, Charlie and Westley, in Papillion.

Elizabeth Butler is from Papillion, Nebraska. She has a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in history from Creighton University. She has a master's degree in public administration from Drake University. She lives with her husband, Jim, and their two sons.

Elizabeth is the City Clerk for the City of Omaha. She works at the City of Omaha, where she has been since 2017. She previously served as City Clerk for Papillion from 2009 to 2017.

Elizabeth Butler was appointed as the Papillion City Clerk in 2009 and served in that role until 2017, when she accepted the position of Omaha City Clerk. She was elected to the Papillion La Vista Community School Board in 2024 and to the Sanitary Improvement District 301 Board in 2025. Butler is now running in the nonpartisan primary for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on May 12, 2026.

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Elizabeth was appointed as the Papillion City Clerk in 2009 and served in that role until 2017, when she accepted the position of Omaha City Clerk. She was elected to the Papillion La Vista Community School Board in 2024.

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Plans to work with the board and administration to build a university that is attractive to students while providing a high-quality education at a low cost.

Plans to "to establish rules and regulations that best serve administration, students and faculty of the university."

Supported a state law that modernized the notification process for the Board of Equalization.

- Plans to work with the board and administration to build a university that is attractive to students while providing a high-quality education at a low cost.
- Plans to "to establish rules and regulations that best serve administration, students and faculty of the university."
- Supported a state law that modernized the notification process for the Board of Equalization.

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