Joni Albrecht is an American politician who served as a nonpartisan member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing District 17 from 2017 to 2025, covering Dakota, Thurston, and Wayne counties in northeast Nebraska. She previously served on the Papillion City Council from 1998 to 2005 and the Sarpy County Board of Commissioners from 2006 to 2010, and could not seek re-election due to term limits. Albrecht is known for her strong opposition to abortion, introducing bills to restrict it, and for advancing legislation like a state-issued commemorative birth certificate for grieving families.

Education and Political Experience

No specific details on education are available from public records. Her political experience includes local service on the Papillion City Council and Sarpy County Board , followed by state legislature roles. In her first term , she served on the Agriculture Committee and as the first woman and first freshman senator to chair the Business and Labor Committee; in her second term, she was on the Natural Resources, State-Tribal Relations, and Transportation and Telecommunications Committees. She delivered a farewell speech at the end of the 2024 Unicameral session. Post-legislature, she serves as Director of the John Marshall Center, focusing on constitutional history and civics education.