Brenda Council

Brenda J. Council is a politician and a disbarred labor lawyer from North Omaha, Nebraska. She represented the 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 2009 to 2013, succeeding longtime state senator Ernie Chambers, who was term-limited. In 2012, Council lost a reelection bid to her former opponent, who was able to run for the seat again after sitting out one term. The same year, Council pleaded guilty to misuse of campaign funds. She was disbarred in 2014.