Nebraska is a 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 37th most populous state and the 7th 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.
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation,also called Pine Ridge Agency,is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota,with a small portion of it extending into Nebraska. Originally included within the territory of the Great Sioux Reservation,Pine Ridge was created by the Act of March 2,1889,25 Stat. 888. in the southwest corner of South Dakota on the Nebraska border. It consists of 3,468.85 sq mi (8,984 km2) of land area and is one of the largest reservations in the United States.
Whiteclay is a census-designated place in Sheridan County,Nebraska,United States. The population was 10 at the 2010 census.
Nebraskans For Peace,or NFP,is a peace advocacy organization based in Lincoln,Nebraska,United States. "Nebraskans for Peace is a statewide grassroots advocacy organization working nonviolently for peace with justice through community building,education and political action."
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.
Debra Lynelle Fischer is an American politician and former educator serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska,a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,Fischer is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate and the first to be reelected.
The Nebraska Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Nebraska. Over 700 Democrats are elected across the state of Nebraska. Jane Kleeb is the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and also serves as the Midwest Chair of the Association of State Democratic Committees.
Robert J. Krist is an American politician who served as the Nebraska State Senator from the 10th district from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party until 2017,his district includes Bennington and part of Omaha. Krist joined the Democratic Party in 2018;he was its nominee for Governor of Nebraska in the 2018 election.
The 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 40th Governor of Nebraska. Republican Candidate and former COO of TD Ameritrade Pete Ricketts defeated Democratic candidate and former Regent of the University of Nebraska Chuck Hassebrook,receiving 57.2% of the vote to Hassebrook's 39.2% This was the first open seat election,and the first time a Democrat won a county for governor since 1998.
The Platte Institute for Economic Research is a free market advocacy group and think tank headquartered in Omaha,Nebraska. The group is conservative.
Laura Ebke is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. A resident of the city of Crete in the southeastern part of the state,she served a single term in the Nebraska Legislature,from 2015 to 2019. Originally a member of the Republican Party who described herself as "a conservative libertarian",Ebke changed her registration to the Libertarian Party in 2016;she was thought to be the first Libertarian member of the officially nonpartisan legislature. In July 2020,Ebke was elected to member-at-large of the Libertarian National Committee.
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.
Brett R. Lindstrom is an American politician serving as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 18th district. In 2012,he unsuccessfully ran for a Nebraska seat in the U.S. Congress,losing to incumbent Lee Terry in the Republican primary election. In 2014,he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature,representing an Omaha district.
Matthew V. "Matt" Hansen is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2014,he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature,representing a Lincoln district. Hansen is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michael K. Groene is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2014,he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature,representing a district in the southwestern part of the state,including the city of North Platte. Groene is a member of the Republican Party. He resigned in 2022 after admitting to taking sexually inappropriate photographs of a legislative aide.
Carol Blood is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2016,she was elected to represent District 3 in Sarpy County in the Nebraska Legislature with 51.56% of the vote. In 2020 she was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Blood is a member of the Democratic Party,though elections to the Nebraska Legislature are officially nonpartisan.
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.
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.
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