Joni Craighead
| Joni Craighead | |
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| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 6th district |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Nelson |
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| Born | August 11, 1954 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Occupation | Realtor, real-estate developer |
Joni Craighead (born August 11, 1954) is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2015, she was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing a district in Omaha.
Craighead was born Joni James, on August 11, 1954, in Nebraska City. She graduated from Nebraska City High School in 1972. In 1976, she received a B.S. in medical technology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center; in 1982, a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Kansas.
In 1984, Craighead founded an image-consulting company; in 1996, she wrote a book, First Impressions: Tips to Enhance Your Image, with a number of tips to help women interested in "enhancing both your inner and outer beauty". She worked as a real estate broker and developer, and served as Governmental Affairs Director for the Omaha Area Board of Realtors.
She married Michael Craighead, and the couple had two children. In 2007, Michael died of cholangiocarcinoma; Craighead was one of the founders of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, serving on the board of directors from 2006 to 2008. In 2012, she married fellow realtor Dick Hoback, who brought two children to the ménage.
Craighead was active in Republican Party politics in Omaha. She was a member of the Nebraska Republican Party Central Committee, an alternate delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention, and at various times served as chair, vice-chair, and finance chair of the Douglas County Republican Party.
In September 2013, Craighead announced that she would run for the seat in the Nebraska Legislature representing the 6th District in west-central Omaha. The incumbent, Republican John Nelson, was barred by Nebraska's term-limits law from running for re-election in the 2014 election.
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