J. James Exon
| J. James Exon | |
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United States Senator from Nebraska |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Carl T. Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Hagel |
| 33rd Governor of Nebraska | |
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In office January 7, 1971 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Lieutenant | Frank Marsh Gerald T. Whelan |
| Preceded by | Norbert T. Tiemann |
| Succeeded by | Charles Thone |
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John James Exon August 9, 1921 Geddes, South Dakota |
| Died | June 10, 2005 (aged 83) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Exon |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska Omaha |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Unit | Signal Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John James "Jim" Exon (August 9, 1921 – June 10, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never lost an election, and the only Democrat to hold Nebraska's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. He was elected and re-elected governor in 1970 and 1974, elected to the Senate in 1978, and re-elected in 1984 and 1990. He is the only Nebraskan besides George Norris, the architect of Nebraska's unicameral legislature, to win five consecutive statewide elections.
Exon was born in Geddes, South Dakota, in 1921 and attended the University of Omaha between 1939 and 1941. During World War II, Exon served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
After the war, he worked as the branch manager of a financial services institution. He founded Exon Office Supplies in Lincoln in 1953 and served as its president until 1971. In 1972, when Esso changed its name to Exxon, it asked Gov. Exon for his permission. He received no financial remuneration from the company.
He started his political career as a precinct worker for the Democrats. In 1964, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention for Nebraska and served as a delegate for that state in every convention between 1972 and 2004. He served as a member of the Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee between 1964 and 1968 and was a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1968 to 1970. Exon was Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party in 1970 when he decided to run for Governor.
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