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Charles W. Bryan is the only Governor of Nebraska to serve non-consecutive terms. Dave Heineman holds the record as Nebraska's longest-serving governor with 10 years. The governor's term, along with all other elected statewide officers, begins on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in the month of January after an election. [2]
Pete Ricketts. John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. [1] A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. Ricketts is the eldest son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade.
Jim Pillen. James Douglas Pillen (born December 31, 1955) [1][2][3] is an American politician, veterinarian and livestock producer serving as the 41st and current governor of Nebraska since 2023. [4] A member of the Republican Party, Pillen served on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents from 2013 to 2023.
Carol Blood. Carol Blood (née Vacek, born March 5, 1961) [1] 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. [1] She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Nebraska ...
Ben Nelson. Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and as of 2024, is the last Democrat to hold and/or win any statewide ...
Bob Kerrey. Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War, as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for ...
Elections in Nebraska. The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. [2] In the general election, Republican Jim Pillen won the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
Michael Owen Johanns (/ ˈdʒoʊhæns / JOH-hanss; born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and was chair of the Midwestern Governors Association in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed by ...