For the football player of the same name see Doug Cunningham (American football).

Doug Cunningham (b. October 13, 1954 in Osmond, Nebraska

Osmond, Nebraska

Osmond is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 796 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Osmond is located at ....

) is a former Nebraska

Nebraska

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 State Senator from Wausa, Nebraska

Wausa, Nebraska

Wausa is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wausa is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 in the Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska Legislature

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 and the Consultant-Director for the Hometown Merchants Association.

Personal life

Cunningham graduated from Wausa High School in 1972. He is a member of many Wausa and Knox County

Knox County, Nebraska

-History:The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the area on 4 September 1804.The US Treaty with the Ponca tribe was signed at White Paint Creek on 9 June 1825.Knox County was formed in 1854. It was named after Major General Henry Knox.-Demographics:...

 organizations, including local Republican groups and the volunteer fire department

Volunteer fire department

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. He also belongs to the National Grocers Association, Osmond General Hospital Foundation Board, and Thabor Lutheran

Lutheranism

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Church.

State legislature

He was elected in 2000 to represent the 40th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2002. He currently sits on the Agriculture and Health and Human Services committees as well as being the chairperson of the Business and Labor committee.

• During re-districting following the 2000 Census, District 18 was re-located to the Omaha area, and District 40 was moved east to include Wausa