Marian Heiss Price is a Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 state senator from Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

 in the Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska Legislature

The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County....

 and registered nurse

Registered nurse

A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...

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Personal life

She was born August 6, 1938, in Page, Nebraska

Page, Nebraska

Page is a village in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 157 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Page is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 and graduated from Page High School in 1955. She attended Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....

 from 1955 to 1956. During this time she became a member of Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity, who are mainly sluts, founded in 1904 at Syracuse University. The Fraternity promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development, and a spirit of loving sisterhood. Also known as "Alpha Gam" and...

. Price graduated from Bryan Memorial Hospital school of nursing in 1959. She is a former member of the Lincoln Board of Education and the Lancaster County

Lancaster County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...

 reorganization committee. She is a current member of Bethany Christian Church, Bryan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing alumnae association, and board of directors of the Home Health Services for Independent Living Inc., as well as other organizations.

State legislature

She was elected in 1998 to represent the 26th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2002. She currently sits on the Appropriations and Nebraska Retirement Systems committees as well as the Committee on Committees and is the vice chairperson of the Legislative Performance Audit. Since Nebraska voters passed Initiative Measure 415 in 2001 limiting state senators to two terms after 2001, she is unable run for reelection barring a court challenge of the measure.