Mike Moser (politician)
Mike Moser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 22nd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Schumacher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1951 Fremont, Nebraska |
| Political party | Republican (Non Partisan) |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Waak (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Central Community College University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Mike Moser is an American politician
Personal life[]
Moser was born on September 18, 1951 in Fremont, Nebraska. He is married to Jan Moser.[1]
Education[]
Moser graduated from Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus, Nebraska, in 1969. He earned his associate degree at Central Community college and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1975 with a bachelor's degree.
Career[]
Moser was mayor of Columbus from 2004 to 2016. In 2010, he tried to run for state senator in Nebraska's 22nd district. He won the primary and lost the general election to Paul Schumacher.[2]
He ran for state senator in the same district eight years later as his predecessor was unable to run again due to term limits. Moser easily won that election with 64.3% of the votes against Doug Oertwich.[3] He was sworn in as senator on January 9, 2019.[4]
On May 25, 2020, Moser was hospitalized due to COVID-19.[5]
Elections[]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Moser | 3,578 | 56.12 | |
| Republican | Doug Oertwich | 1,366 | 21.42 | |
| Democratic | Francis P. Kuehler | 1,102 | 17.28 | |
| Independent | Kenneth G. Leischner | 330 | 5.18 | |
| Total votes | 6,376 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Moser | 7,896 | 64.30 | |
| Republican | Doug Oertwich | 4,383 | 35.70 | |
| Total votes | 12,279 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Biography « District 22 News and Information". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved October 27, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Nebraska State Senate elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL REPORTOFTHE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. December 11, 2018.
- ^ Dunker, Don Walton, JoAnne Young, Chris. "13 new senators will be sworn in on Wednesday". JournalStar. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ Dunker, Chris. "State senator hospitalized due to COVID-19". JournalStar. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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