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John Peter "Pete" Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is the 40th and current governor of the U.S. state of Nebraska, and the former chief operating officer of Ameritrade. He was the Republican nominee for...

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J. James Exon , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Geddes, Charles Mix County, S. Dak., August 9, 1921; attended the public schools; attended University of Omaha, Omaha, Nebr., 1939-1941; United States A...

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Benjamin Eric Sasse , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Plainview, Pierce County, Nebr., February 22, 1972; B.A., Harvard University, 1994; M.A., St. John’s College, Annapolis, Md., 1998; Ph.D., Yale Un...

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Carl Thomas Curtis , a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born near Minden, Kearney County, Nebr., March 15, 1905; attended the public schools, and Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln; tea...

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Hazel Hempel Abel , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr., July 10, 1888; attended the public schools of Omaha, Nebr., graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in...

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Eva Kelly Bowring , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., January 9, 1892; rancher; vice chairwoman of the Nebraska Republican Central Committee 1946-1954; director of the Women’...

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"Fred A. SeatonFrederick Andrew "Fred" Seaton (December 11, 1909 – January 16, 1974) was an American newspaperman and politician. He represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate and served as United States ...

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Kenneth Spicer Wherry , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Liberty, Gage County, Nebr., February 28, 1892; attended the public schools and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1914; at...

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Norris Brown , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, May 2, 1863; attended the common schools; graduated from the law department of the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 18...

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David KempKernes, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Nebr., December 12, 1948; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Nebraska and from the same university’s law school; White House...

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Robert "Bob" Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) was the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Having served in the Vietnam War, and being a...

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Edward Zorinsky, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., November 11, 1928; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota 1945-1946, and Creighton (Nebr.) Uni...

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"Mr. Burke was born at Running Water, South Dakota, just across the Missouri River from Niobrara, Nebraska, November 28, 1880, a son of Patrick Dorsey and Mary Ann (Nolan) Burke. Patrick Dorsey Burke w...

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Richard Charles Hunter, a Senator from Nebraska; born on a farm near Westpoint, Cuming County, Nebr., December 3, 1884; moved with his parents to Omaha, Nebr., in 1885; attended the public schools of O...

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Timothy "Chuck" Hagel (/ˈtʃʌk ˈheɪɡəl/ chuk hay-gəl; born October 4, 1946) is an American politician who was the 24th and United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 2013 until 2015. He served as ...

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Owen "Mike" Johanns (born June 18, 1950) is a former United States Senator from Nebraska, serving from 2009 to 2015. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and he was chair of the ...

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Strobel "Deb" Fischer (born March 1, 1951) is the junior U.S. Senator from the state of Nebraska. Previously, she was a two-term member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 43rd District. She ...

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Benjamin "Ben" Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 37th Governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from ...

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Williams Reynolds (August 11, 1890 – March 20, 1988) was a Republican United States Senator from Nebraska.Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1908, he engaged in the Omaha wholesale coal business....

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Alfred Butler (February 28, 1878 – July 1, 1954) was a Nebraska Republican politician.He was born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Iowa on February 28, 1878. He graduated from Doane College at Crete, Ne...

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