Dan Watermeier
Dan Watermeier | |
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Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 1st district | |
In office January 9, 2013 – January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lavon Heidemann |
Succeeded by | Julie Slama |
Personal details | |
Born | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | May 29, 1961
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BS) |
Website | Official website |
Dan Watermeier (born May 29, 1961 in Lincoln, Nebraska)[1] is an American politician and a Nebraska state senator in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature representing District 1;[2] the legislature itself is non-partisan.
Watermeier currently serves as the chairman of the Legislative Performance Audit Committee[3] and vice-chairman of the Executive Committee.[4]
Education[]
Watermeier earned his BS in agriculture from University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Elections[]
- 2012 When Senator Lavon Heidemann ran for Nebraska University Board of Regents and left the District 1 seat open, Watermeier placed first in the May 15, 2012 Primary election with 3,438 votes,[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,737 votes against Jerry Joy,[6] who had previously run for the seat in 2008.
Watermeier was previously elected to the Nemaha Natural Resources District and appointed to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission. [7]
References[]
- ^ "Sen. Dan Watermeier". Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Biography: Dan Watermeier". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Legislative Performance Audit Committee".
- ^ "Executive Board of the Legislative Council".
- ^ Gale, John A. "Primary Election May 15, 2012" (PDF). Lincoln, Nebraska: Secretary of State of Nebraska. p. 32. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ Gale, John A. "Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Lincoln, Nebraska: Secretary of State of Nebraska. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "District 01".
External links[]
- Official page at the Nebraska Legislature
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Biography at Ballotpedia
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Categories:
- 1961 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- Living people
- Nebraska Republicans
- Nebraska state senators
- People from Syracuse, Nebraska
- Politicians from Lincoln, Nebraska
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