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2020 Nebraska Legislature Election
The 2020 Nebraska State Legislature elections took place as part of the wikt:biennial, biennial 2020 United States elections, United States elections. Nebraska voters elected state senators in the 25 odd-numbered seats of the 49 legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. State senators serve four-year terms in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. A top two primary election on May 12, 2020 determined which candidates appear on the November 3 general election ballot. Each candidate technically runs as a non-partisan (i.e., no party preference). The Nebraska State Legislature's website offers a statewide map of the 49 legislative districthereand maps for each individual district can be found on the website. Following the 2018 elections, the Nebraska Republican Party, Republicans maintained effective control of the Nebraska State Legislature with 30 seats. The Nebraska Democratic Party, Democrats increased their numbers from 16 to 18. Republicans flipped three seats from De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nebraska Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislative branch, legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest State legislature (United States), U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes. Unlike the legislatures of the other 49 U.S. states and the United States Congress, U.S. Congress, the Nebraska Legislature is Unicameralism, unicameral. It is also nonpartisanship, nonpartisan in that members are elected in nonpartisan elections, and the Legislature does not officially recognize its members' political party affiliation or maintain a formal partisan leadership structure. All 49 members elect, by secret ballot, the Legislature's officers (except the Lieutenant Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nebraska State Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes. Unlike the legislatures of the other 49 U.S. states and the U.S. Congress, the Nebraska Legislature is unicameral. It is also nonpartisan in that members are elected in nonpartisan elections, and the Legislature does not officially recognize its members' political party affiliation or maintain a formal partisan leadership structure. All 49 members elect, by secret ballot, the Legislature's officers (except the Lieutenant Governor, who serves as President of the Legislature) and committee chairs with the aim of ensuring lawmakers select leaders they t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Government Documents Round Table
The Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) is an American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century ... membership group that provides a forum for discussing issues and sharing ideas around government information. GODORT began as the Task Force of Government Publications of the Social Responsibilities Round Table. It was founded as a separate round table in 1972 with Bernadine Abbott-Hoduski as one its founding members. GODORT oversees the publication of Documents to the People, an open access, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the articles related to government information. Past Chairs of GODORT * 2023-2024 Benjamin Aldred * 2022-2023 Kian Flynn * 2021-2022 Robbie Sittel * 2020-2021 Lynda Kellam * 2019-2020 Susanne Caro * 2018-2019 Hallie Pritchett * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andrew La Grone
Andrew La Grone (born November 4, 1990) is a lawyer and a former member of the Nebraska Legislature. Early life La Grone was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Education La Grone graduated from Millard South High School in 2009. La Grone earned a B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 and a J.D. with high distinction from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2015. Career La Grone is a lawyer and a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Between his undergraduate years and law school, La Grone served as a staff assistant in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith in 2013. On January 9, 2019, La Grone was appointed by the governor to the Nebraska Legislature after his predecessor, John Murante, was elected as Treasurer of Nebraska. La Grone represented the 49th district from his appointment to January 2021. La Grone is a Republican. La Grone ran for election to a full term in the 2020 election. He lost the primary election to business own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Ricketts
John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. Ricketts is the eldest son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade. He is also, with other family members, a part owner of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs. Ricketts unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate, U.S. Senate in 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2006, losing to incumbent Ben Nelson. He ran for governor of Nebraska in 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2014, and after narrowly winning the six-way Republican primary, defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party nominee Chuck Hassebrook, 57% to 39%. He was reelected in 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2018, defeating Democratic nominee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Murante
John Murante (born February 6, 1982) is an American politician who served as the 44th Nebraska State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 2013 until 2019, representing District 49. Education A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Murante earned his bachelor's degree from University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Elections When Senator LeRoy J. Louden retired and left the District 49 seat open, Murante placed first in the May 15, 2012, primary election with 2,359 votes, and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 8,508 votes against Frank Wellenstein. Murante ran for Treasurer of Nebraska in 2018. He defeated Taylor Royal in the Republican primary, and ran unopposed in the general election. In September 2019, Murante helped open a satellite Treasurer's Office in Omaha to provide a location for residents to file unclaimed property claims and access other services provided by the department. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sue Crawford
Sue Crawford (born January 10, 1967) née Sue Steinhauser, is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. She represents District 45, which includes the city of Bellevue and Offutt Air Force Base, in the Nebraska Legislature. Education Crawford received her BS in political science from Truman State University in 1989. In 1995, she completed her PhD from Indiana University Bloomington in the fields of American government and public policy, with a concentration in public management. While at IU, Crawford worked closely and co-published with Elinor Ostrom, a Nobel Prize winner in economics. Elections Crawford was first elected to represent Nebraska's 45th District in 2012. Crawford placed second in the May 15, 2012, non-partisan primary election, receiving 48.34% of the vote. On November 6, 2012, Crawford won the general election with 51.38% of the vote. She was sworn in on January 9, 2013. After leaving the legislature, Crawford became the city administrator for York, Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rick Kolowski
Rick Kolowski (born December 26, 1944)"Sen. Rick Kolowski: Biography" . Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved 2015-10-02. Archived 2015-09-12 at Wayback Machine. is a politician from the U.S. state of . He represented District 31 in the . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kate Bolz
Kate Bolz (born March 1, 1979) is an American politician and social worker who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 29th district from 2013 to 2021. She was the Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 1st congressional district in the 2020 election. Early life and education Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Bolz graduated from Palmyra High School in 1997. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2001 and Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in 2005. Career Bolz was an Emerson National Hunger Fellow, and also worked with the Lutheran Services of America. She later became a policy analyst with Nebraska Appleseed, focusing on a low-income self-sufficiency program. Bolz was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2012. During her tenure in the legislature, Bolz has specialized in education issues, tax fairness, opportunities for working families, aging issues, and economic growth. In October 2019, Bolz announced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
