He worked as a combat controller, and was awarded a Bronze Star with a "V" device for valor, for his actions during the rescue of a downed helicopter in Panama.
[3][4][5] Scribner lay in the Nebraska Legislature's 15th District, which was coterminous with Dodge County, and included the city of Fremont.
[6][7] In 2014, Charlie Janssen, the district's legislator, successfully ran for the post of state auditor, and resigned from the Legislature with two years left in his term.
Governor Dave Heineman, charged with appointing someone to fill the vacancy, chose Schnoor from a set of five applicants.
The bill was withdrawn without an attempt to override the veto; the state auditor agreed to work with the governor on a new version for the next year's session.
Supporters were unable to break a filibuster; in the 32–17 cloture motion, Schnoor was among those who voted in favor of the bill.