 She ran as the Democratic Party's candidate for Nebraska State Auditor in 2014, losing to Republican candidate Charlie Janssen.Born in Omaha, she graduated from Millard North High School in 1998 and went on to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she graduated in 2002.She was a television reporter for KCAU in Sioux City in 2003 and KOLN in Lincoln from 2004–2005.