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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.
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.
Nebraska's governor said on Tuesday he would not call a special legislative session to consider altering the state's method of awarding electoral votes ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election ...
Governor of Nebraska, Jim Pillen in an undated handout photo provided October 11, 2022. That one electoral vote could be Harris' key to getting the 270 she needs to win: If she carries the “blue ...
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.
The Governor of Nebraska is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Constitution of Nebraska. The officeholder is elected to a four-year term, with elections held two years after presidential elections. The governor may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice in a row.
In 1998, Nelson was ineligible to run for reelection because of Nebraska's term-limits law. He was succeeded as governor by Mike Johanns, the Republican mayor of Lincoln. [18] As of 2024, Nelson is the last Democrat to serve as governor of Nebraska.