[1] Switched from Democratic Party to Republican in 2003.
Wife: Connie (radiology technician, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Maggie
Son: Joel
High School: St. Cecilia High School, Hastings, NE
University: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University: Paramedic Certification, Central Community College
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska (2005-13)
Mayor of Hastings, NE (2001-05)
City Council of Hastings, NE (1994-2000, as President, 1996-2000)
Rotary International
Young Men's Christian Association Hastings Board of Directors
Irish Ancestry
Official Website:
http://www.ltgov.ne.gov/