John A. Gale
| John Gale | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Nebraska | |
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Assumed office December 2000 |
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| Governor |
Mike Johanns Dave Heineman Pete Ricketts |
| Preceded by | Scott Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 23, 1940 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
Carleton College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
John Gale (born October 23, 1940) is from North Platte, Nebraska, and has served as the 26th Secretary of State of Nebraska since 2000. He is a member of the Republican Party.
John A. Gale was born in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Omaha North High School. He earned his B.A. in Government and International Relations at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1962. In 1965, Gale graduated with a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
After law school, Gale held legal positions in the private and public sectors. He worked in the legal department at Northern Natural Gas Company in Omaha. From 1968 to 1970, he served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Roman Hruska of Nebraska and was responsible for agricultural appropriations, foreign relations, and constitutional law issues. In 1970, he returned to Nebraska to work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, first in Omaha and then in Lincoln.
Gale and his family moved to North Platte, Nebraska in 1971, where he entered the private practice of law. He practiced law there for 29 years.
He is a former Chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party, former Chairman of the Mental Health Board for Lincoln County, former President of the 11th Judicial District Bar Association, former Chairman for the North Platte Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, and former President for the North Platte Sunrise Rotary Club.
Gale ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000. He was defeated by former U.S. Representative Tom Osborne for the Republican nomination.
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