Congrats, Charlie!

The Ralston fifth grader has been elected Nebraska's inaugural Kid Governor®!

On Oct. 16 at Strengthening Democracy Awards, we honored six ordinary Nebraskans for doing extraordinary things.

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2026 Nebraska Kid Governor

Nebraska’s first Kid Governor®, Charlotte "Charlie" Couch, and her cabinet of fellow fifth-graders was sworn in at the Nebraska State Capitol.

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