Dan Watermeier

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.

Dan Watermeier
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 1st district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byLavon Heidemann
Succeeded byJulie Slama
Personal details
Born (1961-05-29) May 29, 1961
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSyracuse, NE
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
ProfessionFarmer
WebsiteDanWatermeier.com

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
  1. "Sen. Dan Watermeier". Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  2. "Biography: Dan Watermeier". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/lpa/
  4. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/exe/
  5. Gale, John A. "Primary Election May 15, 2012" (PDF). Lincoln, Nebraska: Secretary of State of Nebraska. p. 32. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist01/. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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