Mike Friend (Nebraska)
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Michael "Mike" Friend is a former Nebraska
state senator from Omaha, Nebraska
in the Nebraska Legislature
and the first Director of Nebraska's Office of Violence Prevention. He presently serves as Nebraska's Director of Americans For Prosperity
.
and graduated from Millard Senior High School in 1980. He then attended Kearney State College from 1980 to 1982 and Creighton University
in journalism, graduated in 1985 but studied law for an extra year. He is a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus
.
Friend resigned from the State Legislature in August 2009 to become Nebraska's first Director of the Office of Violence Prevention.
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 Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
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 the first Director of Nebraska's Office of Violence Prevention. He presently serves as Nebraska's Director of Americans For Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity is a Washington, D.C.–based political advocacy group. According to their literature, they promote economic policy that supports business, and restrains regulation by government...
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Personal life
He was born on October 4, 1961, in Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
and graduated from Millard Senior High School in 1980. He then attended Kearney State College from 1980 to 1982 and Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
in journalism, graduated in 1985 but studied law for an extra year. He is a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
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State legislature
He was elected in 2002 to represent the 10th Legislative District in the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature and reelected in 2006 with over 76% of the vote. He sat on the General Affairs, Revenue, and Legislative Performance Audit Committees, and chaired the Urban Affairs Committee. In 2006, Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill sponsored by Friend that restricts picketing and protesting at funerals. The law was designed to prohibit picketing a funeral within 300 feet of a cemetery, mortuary or church between one hour before and two hours following an event. The impetus for the legislation was a select group of protesters that have made a habit of picketing military funerals, as a form of protest against the United States.Friend resigned from the State Legislature in August 2009 to become Nebraska's first Director of the Office of Violence Prevention.
Nebraska's State Office of Violence Prevention
In August 2009 Gov. Dave Heineman appointed Mike Friend to be Director of the Office of Violence Prevention. The office holds the responsibility of overseeing grants to combat community violence. Friend left the Office of Violence Prevention in 2011.State Director for AFP-Nebraska
In January 2011 Mike Friend became the Nebraska Director for Americans for Prosperity. Friend took over for Brad Stevens, who left Nebraska to become the first AFP director for the state of Tennessee.See also
- Nebraska LegislatureNebraska LegislatureThe 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....
- Nebraska Office of Violence Prevention
- Americans for ProsperityAmericans for ProsperityAmericans for Prosperity is a Washington, D.C.–based political advocacy group. According to their literature, they promote economic policy that supports business, and restrains regulation by government...