LINCOLN — Instead of possibly becoming the first sitting senator to be expelled from the Nebraska Legislature, State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst resigned minutes before floor debate was set to begin. McKeon faced expulsion following allegations that he inappropriately touched a legislative staffer — allegations he denies. The Legislature’s Executive Board, which oversees the legislative branch’s internal discipline, introduced Legislative Resolution 282 for his expulsion.

That resolution was up for floor debate Tuesday. Just before the debate began at around 10 a.m., McKeon took the microphone and resigned his seat representing Legislative District 41. “This last year has humbled me,” McKeon said tearfully. McKeon, a married father of four, is a registered Republican who was elected to the officially nonpartisan Legislature in 2024, replacing former State Sen. Fred Meyer of St. Paul.

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area, who vocally supported McKeon’s expulsion, said she believed senators had enough votes to expel McKeon — it required 33 — after checking with lawmakers Tuesday morning. State Sen. Dan Lonowski of Hastings, who ran vote cards Monday to track legislators’ positions on expulsion, confirmed that he saw enough votes to possibly expel McKeon. Had the vote come, Lonowski said he planned to be present-not-voting.

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