John Peter Ricketts is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023.
The Nebraska Legislature 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.
Tommy Garrett is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2013,he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature,representing a district in Sarpy County,in the Omaha metropolitan area. Garrett is a member of the Republican Party. In Nebraska,the legislature is non-partisan.
Joni Craighead is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2014,she was elected to the Nebraska Legislature,representing a district in Omaha. She resigned in 2017,before the end of her term.
Mervin Merle Riepe is an American politician from the state of Nebraska. In 2014,he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature,representing a district in the Omaha metropolitan area. In 2018,he lost re-election to Democrat Steve Lathrop,but in 2022 after Lathrop decided not to seek re-election,Riepe was again elected to the Nebraska Legislature.
Nicole Fox is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. She is a member of the Republican Party. In 2015,she was appointed to fill a vacant seat in the Nebraska Legislature,representing a district in downtown and southern Omaha. In 2016,she sought election to the seat and came in third in the nonpartisan primary and thus failed to advance to the general election.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 6,2018. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Robert Clements is an American politician and businessman.
Jane Michele Raybould is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from Lincoln,Nebraska,in District 28. She is a former member of the Lincoln city council.
Megan Catherine Hunt is an American entrepreneur and politician serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature. Hunt represents the 8th legislative district in Omaha,consisting of the midtown neighborhoods of Dundee,Benson,and Keystone. She succeeded term-limited Nebraska State Senator Burke Harr. She identifies as bisexual,and was the first openly LGBT person elected to the state legislature of Nebraska,as well as the first woman to represent the 8th district.
Machaela M. Cavanaugh is an American politician serving in the Nebraska Legislature from the 6th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Wendy DeBoer is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 10th district. She was elected to the Nebraska Legislature's 10th district after Bob Krist announced that he would run for Governor of Nebraska.
The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. In the general election,Republican Jim Pillen went on to win the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
The 2022 Nebraska State Legislature elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nebraska voters elected state senators in the 24 even-numbered seats of the 49 legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral as well as in a special election for the 31st District. State senators serve four-year terms in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Michael Jacobson is an American politician,businessman,and banker serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 42nd district. Governor Pete Ricketts appointed him on February 23,2022.
R. Brad von Gillern is a member of the Nebraska Legislature for District 4 from Elkhorn,Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska Legislature on November 8,2022.
Teresa J. Ibach is a member of the Nebraska Legislature for District 44 from Sumner,Nebraska. She was elected to the Nebraska Legislature on November 8,2022.
Christy Armendariz is a member of the Nebraska Legislature for District 18 from Omaha,Nebraska. She was elected to the Nebraska Legislature on November 8,2022. Armendariz works as a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for Nebraska Methodist Health System.
John A. Fredrickson is a member of the Nebraska Legislature for District 20 from Omaha,Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska Legislature on November 8,2022,by a margin of only 82 votes. He is the first openly gay man to be elected to the state legislature.
The 2024 Nebraska State Legislature elections will take place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nebraska voters will elect state senators for the 25 odd-numbered seats of the 49 legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nebraska Legislature.
