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Maxine Moul
Maxine Burnett Moul (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1993, the first woman to hold that position in the state. Moul is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Life and politics Moul was raised in Burt County, Nebraska. She graduated from Oakland High School and received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska in 1969. She worked as a writer and photographer for the ''Sioux City Journal'' in Sioux City from 1969 to 1971. She married Francis Moul in 1972 with whom she purchased the ''Syracuse Journal-Democrat''. The Mouls eventually expanded the newspaper into Maverick Media, a larger newspaper and magazine publishing company. Moul served as the lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1993, with governor Ben Nelson. She resigned in 1993 to become the director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, post she held until 1999. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of Nebraska
The lieutenant governor of Nebraska is the highest-ranking executive official in the State of Nebraska after the Governor of Nebraska, governor. According to the Constitution of Nebraska, Nebraska State Constitution, in the event a governor dies, becomes permanently incapacitated, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor will become governor. Prior to the Constitution of 1875, Nebraska had no office of Lieutenant Governor. If the governor died, resigned, or was removed from office (as happened to Governor David Butler (politician), David Butler in 1871), then the Nebraska Secretary of State was appointed as Acting Governor until the vacancy would be filled by the next election. The Constitution of 1875 created the office of Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, leading to the first election of a lieutenant governor in Nebraska in the election of 1876. Prior to 1962, both the governor and the lieutenant governor were elected to two-year terms, but in 1962, voters app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |