[2] His mother, Carol McBride Pirsch, was a member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 10th district from 1979 to 1997.

His professional experience included working as the vice president of PBC, Inc., and as a criminal prosecutor in the city of Omaha.

[2] In a contested primary in 2006, he finished first among four candidates in his initial race for the Nebraska Legislature.

He then served two terms in the nonpartisan legislature, representing Nebraska's 4th legislative district, which includes West Omaha.

Nebraska's term-limits law precluded Pirsch from running for re-election in 2014.