Don Stenberg
| Don Stenberg | |
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| Treasurer of Nebraska | |
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Assumed office January 6, 2011 |
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| Governor |
Dave Heineman Pete Ricketts |
| Preceded by | Shane Osborn |
| 30th Attorney General of Nebraska | |
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In office January 14, 1991 – January 13, 2003 |
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| Governor |
Ben Nelson Mike Johanns |
| Preceded by | Robert Spire |
| Succeeded by | Jon Bruning |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 20, 1948 Tekamah, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Hoegemeyer |
| Education |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA) Harvard University (JD, MBA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Don Stenberg (born September 30, 1948) is a Republican politician and attorney from Nebraska. He currently serves as State Treasurer of Nebraska, having been elected to the post in 2010. He previously served as Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and also served as legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983. He has run unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska in 1978, Attorney General in 1986 and for the United States Senate in 1996, 2000, 2006 and 2012.
Stenberg was born and raised in Tekamah, Nebraska. To pay for college, he detasseled corn, hauled bales, mowed lawns, and life guarded at the local swimming pool. After graduating from University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1970), Harvard Law School (1974), and Harvard Business School (1974) he practiced law in Lincoln.
In 1978, Stenberg ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, coming in fourth in the Republican primary with just 13% of the vote. Roland A. Luedtke won the primary with a plurality of 31%.
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