Dan Watermeier (born May 29, 1961 in

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) is an American politician and a former Nebraska state senator in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature representing District 1. While in the legislature, Watermeier served as the chairman of the Legislative Performance Audit Committee and vice-chairman of the Executive Committee.

Education

Watermeier earned his BS in

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from

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Elections

When Senator

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ran for Nebraska University Board of Regents in 2012 and left the District 1 seat open, Watermeier placed first in the May 15, 2012, Primary election with 3,438 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,737 votes against Jerry Joy, who had previously run for the seat in 2008. Watermeier was previously elected to the Nemaha Natural Resources District and appointed to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission.

References

External links

Official page
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Biography
at

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