Omaha civic leader David Karnes, briefly a U.S. senator, dies at age 71
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Henry Cordes
When David Karnes was surprisingly appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1987, he said his biggest consideration in whether to accept the plum political post was its impact on his young family.
"My family is number one with me," he said at the time.
Indeed, while Karnes is probably best known publicly for the brief two years he served as a U.S. senator from Nebraska, he carved out a much larger legacy in Omaha as a devoted family man deeply involved in the city’s civic, legal and charitable communities.
Karnes died Sunday after a months-long battle with cancer. He was 71.
David K. Karnes
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He was appointed when (D) Zorinsky died. Democrats were all mad an (R) replaced him.
