David Karnes

David Kemp Karnes (December 12, 1948 – October 25, 2020) was an American Republican politician, businessman, and attorney. He was a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1987 to 1989. He was president and chief executive officer of The Fairmont Group Incorporated. Karnes was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
In 2019, Karnes was diagnosed with skin cancer. He died on October 25, 2020 from the disease in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 71.