Secretary of State of Nebraska

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Secretary of State of Nebraska
Bob Evnen 1 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Bob Evnen
since January 10, 2019
Type Secretary of State
Term length 4 years
Formation1854
First holder Thomas B. Cuming
Website Official homepage of the Nebraska Secretary of State (Flash/Dynamic HTML website)

The secretary of state of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the secretary of state is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are filled by appointment by the governor of Nebraska.

Contents

The current officeholder is Bob Evnen, who took office in 2019.

Organization

The secretary of state's office is composed of four divisions:

Additional duties

The Nebraska secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, and the state's main advisor on youth civics education. The secretary is also in charge of filing, certifying, and distributing state agency rules and regulations which are to become part of the Nebraska Administrative Code. The secretary is the state's "chief protocol officer", with the duty of promoting commerce, cultural exchange and educational studies between Nebraska and foreign nations.

Boards and commissions

The Nebraska secretary of state holds ex officio these posts of the following boards and commissions:

List of secretaries of the Territory of Nebraska

#ImageName [5] Term of officePartyAppointed By
1 Thomas B Cuming.jpg Thomas B. Cuming [a] 1854–1858 [b] Democratic Franklin Pierce
Acting John B. Motley 1858Unknown
2 J. Sterling Morton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left.jpg J. Sterling Morton [c] 1858–1861 Democratic James Buchanan
3 Algernon S. Paddock.jpg Algernon S. Paddock [d] 1861–1867 Republican Abraham Lincoln

List of secretaries of the State of Nebraska

Parties

   Republican (22)   Democratic (2)   Fusion (Democratic/Populist) (1)

#ImageName [5] Term of officeParty
1 Thomas P. Kennard.jpg Thomas P. Kennard [e] 1867–1871 Republican
2 William H. James.gif William H. James [f] 1871–1873Republican
3 John J. Gosper 1873–1875Republican
4 Bruno Tzschuck 1875–1879Republican
5 Samuel J. Alexander [6] 1879–1883Republican
6 Edward P. Roggen 1883–1887Republican
7 Gilbert L. Laws (Nebraska Congressman).jpg Gilbert L. Laws [g] 1887–1889Republican
8 Benjamin R. Cowdery [h] 1889–1891Republican
9 JohnClaytonAllen.jpg John Clayton Allen 1891–1895Republican
10 Joel A. Piper 1895–1897Republican
11 William F. Porter 1897–1901Fusion (Democratic/Populist)
12 George W. Marsh 1901–1905Republican
13 Algernon Galusha [7] 1905–1907Republican
14 George C. Junkin 1907–1911Republican
15 Addison Wait 1911–1915Republican
16 Charles W. Pool Nebraska 1926.jpg Charles W. Pool 1915–1919Democratic
17 Darius M. Amsberry 1919–1923Republican
– Charles W. Pool Nebraska 1926.jpg Charles W. Pool1923–1927Democratic
18 Frank Marsh Sr Nebraska 1928.jpg Frank Marsh Sr. 1927–1933Republican
19 Harry R. Swanson Nebraska 1934.jpg Harry R. Swanson 1933–1941Democratic
– Frank Marsh Sr Nebraska 1950.jpg Frank Marsh Sr. [i] 1941–1951Republican
20 James S Pittenger Nebraska 1952.jpeg James S. Pittenger [j] 1951–1953Republican
21 Frank Marsh Nebraska.jpg Frank Marsh Jr. 1953–1971Republican
22 Allen J. Beermann Nebraska 1972.jpg Allen J. Beermann 1971–1995Republican
23 Scott Moore [k] 1995–2000Republican
24 John A. Gale [l] 2000–2019Republican
25 Bob Evnen 1 (cropped).jpg Bob Evnen 2019–presentRepublican

Notes

  1. ↑ Served as Acting Territorial Governor of Nebraska twice; first after the death of Francis Burt from October 18, 1854, to February 23, 1855, and second after the resignation of Mark W. Izard from October 25, 1857 to January 12, 1858.
  2. ↑ Died while in office on March 23, 1858.
  3. ↑ Served as Acting Territorial Governor of Nebraska twice; first after the resignation of William A. Richardson from December 5, 1858, to May 2, 1859, and second after the resignation of Samuel W. Black from February 24, 1861, to March 6, 1861.
  4. ↑ Served as Acting Territorial Governor of Nebraska before the appointment of Alvin Saunders from March 6, 1861, to May 15, 1861.
  5. ↑ Term of office began Feb. 21, 1867.
  6. ↑ After the removal of Governor David Butler from office, William H. James served as Acting Governor of Nebraska for most of his term as Secretary of State, since at that time, under the Constitution of 1866, Nebraska had no lieutenant governor.
  7. ↑ Resigned Nov. 20, 1889, after he was elected to fill the unexpired term in Congress caused by the death of James Laird.
  8. ↑ Appointed by Governor John Milton Thayer to fill the vacancy created by the election of Gilbert L. Laws to the House of Representatives.
  9. ↑ Died while in office on February 9, 1951.
  10. ↑ Appointed Feb. 10, 1951, by Governor Val Peterson to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frank Marsh Sr.
  11. ↑ Resigned to take a job with Union Pacific Railroad. [8]
  12. ↑ Appointed Dec. 18, 2000, by Governor Mike Johanns to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Scott Moore.

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References

  1. ↑ Nebraska Corporations Division
  2. ↑ Nebraska UCC Division
  3. ↑ Nebraska Notary Public Division
  4. ↑ Nebraska Address Confidentiality Program
  5. 1 2 2018-19 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) (54th ed.). 2019. p. 422. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Republican Ticket". Nebraska State Journal. November 5, 1878. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Washington County Returns". Blair Courier. November 16, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ Paul Hammel (March 21, 2017), "Longtime Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale won't run for re-election", Omaha World-Herald, retrieved November 21, 2022
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