Ben Nelson
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Categories: 110th Congress | Nebraska Democrats
| Ben Nelson | |
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| U.S. Junior Senator, Nebraska | |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Assumed office (class 1) January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Kerrey |
| Committees | |
| Born | May 17, 1941 |
| Spouse | Diane Nelson |
| Religion | Methodist |
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Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson, (born May 17, 1941, McCook, Nebraska) elected governor of Nebraska as a Democrat in 1990, and easily reelected in 1994. During his first race for governor, he ran against Kay A. Orr, the first elected Republican woman in Nebraska.
Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 after his fellow Democrat, incumbent Bob Kerrey, announced his retirement. Nelson won that election with 51% of the vote and is now among the leading conservative Democrats in the Senate.
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Education
- graduated University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1963, Masters 1965, J.D. 1970
Profession
- attorney and insurance executive
- director, Nebraska Department of Insurance 1975-1976
Political history
- governor of Nebraska 1991-1999
- elected U.S. Senate in 2000 for term ending January 3, 2007.
Committee memberships:
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Contact Information
GovTrack link
External Links
- NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
- Ben Nelson senate website (U.S. Congress)
- Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska (Contacting the Congress)
- 1999-2004 Profile (OpenSecrets.org)
- Senator E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson (NE) (Project Vote Smart)
- Ben Nelson (Democrat Jr Senator)On the issues (On the Issues)
- Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) (Remove the Republicans)
Related areas
Congress: NE-Sen, NE-01, NE-02, NE-03
State: NE-Gov, Nebraska Senate, Nebraska House, Nebraska elections, 2008
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