Tryon, Neb. – Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) board member Rusty Kemp, who was appointed by Governor Jim Pillen to the Nebraska Power District Board of Directors last month, today announced his intent to seek the seat after he completes the term of former board member Charlie Kennedy. Kemp currently represents Subdivision 5, which covers 21 west central Nebraska and Panhandle counties.
“Agriculture is the number one industry in the state of Nebraska, and my number one priority is to keep electricity reliable and affordable for Nebraska agriculture and other consumers. We can’t feed people if we can’t keep the lights on, and I look forward to continuing to serve my neighbors on the NPPD Board of Directors,” Kemp said.
Kemp also listed the safety of Nebraska’s energy infrastructure as another focus of his for the Board.
Kemp is self-employed as a cattle rancher in McPherson County and has previously served on the McPherson County School Board as well as the McPherson County Co-Op Credit Union Board. He is also co-founder of Sustainable Beef LLC, a $350 million beef processing facility currently under construction in North Platte, Nebraska.
Kemp and his wife Rachael and their two sons, Cash and Tucker, live on their ranch in McPherson County, Nebraska. They have a cow-calf, yearling operation that produces feeder cattle that are eligible to be exported to any US trading partner through the Global Animal Partnership. Kemp received an agribusiness degree in 1998 from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.