The Nebraska Republican Party (NEGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 in 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....

. The party is headed by Chairman Mark Fahleson. Its headquarters are in Lincoln.

Political plans

In December 2009 the Party organized a nationwide effort to unseat Democratic Senator Ben Nelson

Ben Nelson

Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....

 in 2012 under the theme "Give Ben The Boot".

Current elected officials

The Nebraska Republican Party controls all six statewide offices, one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and all three of the state's U.S. House seats. While the Nebraska state legislature is officially non-partisan (and unicameral), Republicans hold a supermajority in its chamber when taking into account legislators' political affiliations.

U.S. House of Representatives

• Jeff Fortenberry
  Jeff Fortenberry
  Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry, born December 27, 1960) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Lincoln and includes most of the eastern third of the state outside the immediate Omaha area.-Early life, education and...
  
  , 1st District
  Nebraska's 1st congressional district
  Nebraska's 1st congressional district seat encompasses most of the eastern quarter of the state. It includes the state capital, Lincoln, Fremont, Norfolk, Beatrice and South Sioux City. It is currently held by Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican. George W. Bush received 63% of the vote in this district...
  
  
• Lee Terry
  Lee Terry
  Lee Raymond Terry is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Republican Party.A lifelong Nebraskan, Congressman Lee Terry has worked continually to empower the people of the Second District. Terry has been a leader for Nebraska, advocating American energy...
  
  , 2nd District
  Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
  Nebraska's 2nd congressional district encompasses the core of the Omaha metropolitan area. It includes all of Douglas County, which includes Omaha, and the urbanized areas of Sarpy County...
  
  
• Adrian M. Smith
  Adrian M. Smith
  Adrian M. Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Nebraska Legislature.-Early life, education and career:...
  
  , 3rd District
  Nebraska's 3rd congressional district
  Nebraska's 3rd congressional district seat encompasses the western three-fourths of the state; it is one of the largest non-at-large Congressional districts in the country, covering nearly , two time zones and 68.5 counties. It includes Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, Scottsbluff and...
  
  

Statewide offices

• Governor: Dave Heineman
  Dave Heineman
  David Eugene "Dave" Heineman is the 39th and current Governor of Nebraska. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor: Rick Sheehy
  Rick Sheehy
  Rick Sheehy has been the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, since 2005.Appointed by Governor Dave Heineman on January 24, 2005, after Heineman became Governor upon Mike Johanns' appointment as United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush.Sheehy is a native...
  
  
• Secretary of State
  Secretary of State of Nebraska
  The Secretary of State of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the Secretary of State is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are fill by appointment by the Governor....
  
  : John A. Gale
  John A. Gale
  John Gale is from North Platte, Nebraska, and has been Nebraska's 26th Secretary of State since 2000. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life:...
  
  
• Attorney General: Jon Bruning
• Auditor: Mike Foley
• Treasurer
  State Treasurer
  In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. Texas abolished the position of Texas State Treasurer in 1996....
  
  : Shane Osborn
  Shane Osborn
  Shane Osborn was the State Treasurer in Nebraska until he was succeeded by Don Stenberg on January 6, 2011....
  
  

External links

• Nebraska Republican Party

Give Ben The Boot