‘Best cat ever’: Commission approves project honoring Cameron, Nebraska’s ‘Capitol Cat’
Longtime unofficial Capitol mascot will be honored with a bronze statue, landscape seating area
Supporters of a statue and landscape area honoring the unofficial Nebraska State Capitol mascot, Cameron the “Capitol Cat,” joined at a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, in the Capitol to urge a commission to approve the project. Octavia Hampson, 9, holds a black-and-white photo of Cameron taken by Lincoln photographer John Shaw, who is standing at back. Shannon Hampson, center, is joined with three kids from her daycare, Wild Child Daycare, and her son, Kingstin Ferguson, at center. Flanking the group and holding renderings of the project are state Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward, left, and former state Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, right. Back right is Scott Shafer of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs and at left is Courtney Wittstruck of Lincoln wearing a shirt with Cameron’s likeness(Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)