Rick Kolowski (born December 26, 1944)"Sen. Rick Kolowski: Biography"
.
Nebraska Legislature.
Retrieved 2015-10-02.
Archived 2015-09-12
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. He represented District 31 in the Nebraska Legislature. Kolowski earned his BA from

Lake Forest College Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Lind University by a group of Presbyterian ministers, the college has been coeducational since 1876 and an undergraduate-focused liberal arts inst ...

in 1966, his MS from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and his

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from the

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. When Senator

Rich Pahls Rich Pahls (August 7, 1943 – April 27, 2022) was an American politician and educator from the state of Nebraska. He served two terms in the Nebraska Legislature, from 2005 to 2013, representing an Omaha district. He was re-elected to the Neb ...

retired and left the District 31 seat open, Kolowski placed first in the May 15, 2012 primary election with 3,214 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 9,121 votes against Acela Turco. Kolowski retired from the Millard Public Schools where he served in several positions over his three decades of employment, culminating as principal of Millard West High School. Before running for the Nebraska Legislature, Kolowski served as a board member for the Learning Community of the Douglas and Sarpy Counties as well as an elected member of the Papio Missouri River Natural Resources District board.

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Official page
at the Nebraska Legislature
Campaign site
* 1944 births Living people Lake Forest College alumni Democratic Party Nebraska state senators Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska People from LaSalle, Illinois Educators from Nebraska University of Nebraska Omaha alumni University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Nebraska-politician-stub