The Nebraska Republican Party (NEGOP) is the affiliate of the

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in Nebraska. The party is led by chair Dan Welch. Its headquarters is located in Lincoln. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling all of Nebraska's three U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the

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, and the governorship.

Party history

After 1860, Republicans dominated state elections in Nebraska for 30 years. The state has been strongly Republican during presidential elections. As a result of a referendum in 1934, Nebraska has the United States' only unicameral legislature, known as the

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. All representatives are officially nonpartisan. Despite this, Republicans have held a majority in the state legislature for several decades.

Political campaigns

In December 2009, the party organized a nationwide effort to unseat Democratic Senator Ben Nelson in 2012 under the theme "Give Ben The Boot".

Current elected officials

The Nebraska Republican Party currently controls all six statewide offices, both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and two of the state's U.S. House seats.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

File:Deb Fischer, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg, Senior U.S. Senator File:Pete Ricketts by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg, Junior U.S. Senator

U.S. House of Representatives

* Mike Flood,

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* Don Bacon, 2nd District * Adrian Smith, 3rd District

Statewide offices

* Governor: Jim Pillen *

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: Joe Kelly * Secretary of State: Bob Evnen *

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Mike Hilgers Mike Hilgers (born October 25, 1978) is an American businessman, lawyer and politician who is the Nebraska Attorney General. He previously served as a Republican member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 21st district from 2017 to 2023 ...

* Treasurer:

John Murante John Murante (born February 6, 1982) is an American politician serving as the 44th and current Nebraska State Treasurer since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 2013 unti ...

* Auditor: Mike Foley

Statewide Supreme Court Justices

Michael Heavican Michael G. Heavican (born August 4, 1947) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska. He was appointed to the court on October 2, 2006, by Governor Dave Heineman. Early life and education Heavican was born on August 4, 1947, in Col ...

, Chief Justice *

Stephanie F. Stacy Stephanie Frazier Stacy (born April 23, 1962) is an American judge who is an associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. She previously served as a judge on the Third District Court from 2011 to 2015. Stacy was appointed to the state's suprem ...

, District 1 *

William B. Cassel William Ben Cassel (born September 20, 1955) is a judge of the Nebraska Supreme Court, representing Nebraska's Third Judicial District. Cassel was appointed to the court on April 26, 2012 by Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, filling a position ma ...

, District 3 *

Jonathan Papik Jonathan James Papik (born January 7, 1982) is an associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Biography Papik earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from University of Northwestern – St. Paul, graduating '' summa cum laude'', and a Juris ...

, District 4 *

Jeffrey J. Funke Jeffrey J. Funke (born April 15, 1969) is an American associate justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Biography Funke received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1991 and his Juris Doctor from the University o ...

, District 5 *

John Freudenberg John Freudenberg (born November 12, 1969) is an American attorney and Associate Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Early life, education, and legal career Freudenberg attended Chadron State College for his undergraduate degree and the Un ...

, District 6

Party officers

Leadership:Leadership, Nebraska Republican Party
Retrieved 3 March, 2016 *Eric Underwood, Chairman *Todd Watson, Assistant Chairman *Jon Tucker, Assistant Chairman *Cammie Methany, Assistant Chairman *Deb Portz, Secretary *Dave Plond, Treasurer *JL Spray, National Committeeman *Fanchon Blythe, National Committeewoman *Bob Evnen, Legal Counsel

References

External links

Nebraska Republican Party

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