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Nebraska is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north;Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast,both across the Missouri River;Kansas to the south;Colorado to the southwest;and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the 16th-largest state by land area,with just over 77,220 square miles (200,000 km2). With a population of over 1.9 million,it is the 38th-most populous state and the eighth-least densely populated. Its capital is Lincoln,and its most populous city is Omaha,which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867,two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral,and its members are elected without any official reference to political party affiliation. Nebraska is one of only two states that divide electoral college votes by district,and is not winner-take-all.
John Hopwood Mickey was an American banker and Republican politician who served as the 13th Governor of Nebraska from 1903 to 1907.
Kermit Brashear is an American politician and lawyer from Omaha,Nebraska. He was a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 1995 to 2007,and he served as its speaker from 2005 to 2007.
Henry Tefft Clarke,Jr. was an American baseball player and coach,lawyer and politician. He played Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Spiders in 1897 and the Chicago Orphans in 1898. He was also a coach for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team. He later served as a Nebraska state legislator and railroad commissioner.
Peter Allen "Pete" Pirsch is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He was born in Omaha,Nebraska. His mother,Carol McBride Pirsch,was a member of the Nebraska Legislature,representing the 10th district from 1979 to 1997. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia,the University of Nebraska College of Law (JD),and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (MBA). His professional experience included working as the vice president of PBC,Inc.,and as a criminal prosecutor in the city of Omaha.
John Bradley Ashford was an American politician who served in the Nebraska Legislature and the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.
The civil rights movement in Omaha,Nebraska,has roots that extend back until at least 1912. With a history of racial tension that starts before the founding of the city,Omaha has been the home of numerous overt efforts related to securing civil rights for African Americans since at least the 1870s.
Brenda J. Council is a politician and a disbarred labor lawyer from North Omaha,Nebraska. She represented the 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 2009 to 2013,succeeding longtime state senator Ernie Chambers,who was term-limited. In 2012,Council lost a reelection bid to her former opponent,who was able to run for the seat again after sitting out one term. The same year,Council pleaded guilty to misuse of campaign funds. She was disbarred in 2014.
African Americans in Omaha,Nebraska,are central to the development and growth of the 43rd largest city in the United States. While population statistics show almost constantly increasing percentages of Black people living in the city since it was founded in 1854,Black people in Omaha have not been represented equitably in the city's political,social,cultural,economic or educational circumstances since. In the 2020s,the city's African American population is transforming the city's landscape through community investment,leadership and other initiatives.
Danielle Nantkes Conrad is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. From 2007 to 2015,she served in the Nebraska State Legislature,representing District 46 on the city of Lincoln's north side. She was elected again to the Nebraska Legislature in 2022.
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Robert "Bob" Hilkemann is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2014,he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature,representing an Omaha district.
Mabel Gillespie was a farmer,teacher,journalist,and politician in Nebraska. In 1925,she was the first woman to be elected as a Nebraska state legislator when she served the first of her six terms. She was the first female reporter in Nebraska to work the general news beat,working for the Omaha Bee from 1916 to 1919. She had three failed campaigns for congress and served on the platform committee at the Democratic National Convention in 1940.
Anthony Vargas is an American politician and former educator serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Vargas represents the 7th district,which covers all of downtown Omaha and much of southeastern Omaha.
Joni Albrecht is an American politician who has served in the Nebraska Legislature from the 17th district since 2017. She previously served on the Papillion City Council and Sarpy County Board of Commissioners.
Michael HilgersSr. 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. Hilgers was the speaker of the Nebraska Legislature from 2021 to 2023.
Mike McDonnell is an American politician who serves in the Nebraska Legislature,representing the 5th district. He was a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 2024 after being censured by the Nebraska Democratic Party for voting for anti-abortion legislation and a ban on transgender medical procedures for those under the age of 18.
Senator Pirsch may refer to:
Rita Gomez Sanders is an American politician serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature,representing the 45th district. Sanders served as the mayor of Bellevue,Nebraska,from 2010-2018.
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