From 2007 to 2015, she served in the Nebraska State Legislature, representing District 46 on the city of Lincoln's north side.

[2] A registered Democrat, she first ran for elected office in 2006, seeking to represent the 46th Legislative District.

According to a background article prepared by Unicameral Update, Conrad became a fan of politics as a teenager, following the historic race for Governor pitting two women, Republican Kay Orr against Democrat Helen Boosalis.

[5] Due to term limits, she did not seek re-election to the Legislature in 2014, and was succeeded by Adam Morfeld.

She also supported expanding Medicaid eligibility, banning predatory payday lending, eliminating the last vestiges of slavery from Nebraska's state constitution, increasing the minimum wage, and increasing election participation through a mass mailing of vote-by-mail applications.