John N. Harms (born February 17, 1940) is a politician from the U.S. state of

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. He served two terms in the

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from 2007 to 2015. Harms is a former president of

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. Harms graduated from Morrill High School in 1958. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master of science degree in secondary education from

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and an Ed.D. in higher educational administration from

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. He began his professional career as a high school teacher in

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and served in a variety of educational positions culminating with the presidency of

, a position he attained in 1976. In 2006, Harms retired from the college to run for the state legislature. He defeated Gering dentist George Schlothauer, winning 58% of the vote to Schlothauer's 42%. Harms ran unopposed for re-election to his legislative seat in 2010. Due to Nebraska's term-limits law, Harms was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term in 2014. He was succeeded by

John Stinner John Stinner (born October 11, 1951) is an American politician from Nebraska. In 2014, he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing District 48 which includes Scotts Bluff County. Stinner is a member of the Republican Party. Ear ...

."Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska: General Election, November 4, 2014"
, p. 22.

Retrieved 2015-02-11.

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