John Yetter McCollister (June 10, 1921 – November 1, 2013) was an American

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politician. He was born to John M. McCollister and Ruth Yetter McCollister in

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. In 1939 he graduated from Washington High School in

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and in 1943 he graduated from the

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in Iowa City. He married Nanette Stokes on August 22, 1943.

Career

McCollister was a

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from 1943 to 1946. From 1960 to 1971 and again from 1979 to 1986 he was president of McCollister & Co. For two terms from 1965 to 1970, he was the Douglas County Commissioner. He was a delegate to the Nebraska State Republican conventions from 1960 to 1970, and delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second United States Congress, defeating incumbent

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in the Republican primary. He was reelected to the

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and Ninety-fourth United States Congress serving from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1977. In 1976, he decided to run instead for the U.S. Senate but was unsuccessful, losing to Omaha Mayor

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by a 53% to 47% margin. He was a presidential elector for Nebraska in 2000.

Personal life

McCollister was a resident of

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. McCollister died of cancer in November 2013.John Y. McCollister-obituary
McCollister is the father of John S. McCollister, current state senator from district 20 in Omaha.

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