Charlie Janssen Explained

Charlie Janssen
Office:Auditor of Nebraska
Governor:Pete Ricketts
Term Start:January 8, 2015
Term End:January 5, 2023
Predecessor:Mike Foley
Successor:Mike Foley
State Legislature1:Nebraska
District1:15th
Term Start1:January 2009
Term End1:December 2014
Predecessor1:Ray Janssen
Successor1:David Schnoor
Birth Date:15 January 1971
Birth Place:Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Party:Republican
Relatives:Ray Janssen (uncle)
Education:Wayne State College (BS)

Charlie Janssen (born January 15, 1971) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, Jansen served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2009 to 2014; in 2014, he was elected Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts.

Janssen was born in Fremont, Nebraska. He graduated with a BS from Wayne State College in 1997.[1] Janssen served in the United States Navy from 1989 to 1993.[2] He lives in Fremont, and has two children.

Janssen served on the Fremont City Council before being elected to the Nebraska legislature. In 2008, he was elected to represent the 15th Nebraska legislative district replacing his uncle, Ray Janssen of Nickerson.[3] In the Legislature, he sat on the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs, Intergovernmental Cooperation, and Transportation and Telecommunications committees. He briefly proposed an amendment to LB403 (a bill mandating the use of E-Verify for public employers, public contractors and companies seeking state tax breaks) which would have overturned the Dream Act of 2006 in Nebraska,[4] however he later withdrew his amendment.

Janssen successfully ran as the Republican nominee for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts in the 2014 election to succeed Mike Foley and was sworn in on January 8, 2015, and was succeeded by Mike Foley in 2023.[5]

Janssen was reelected in 2018 amidst controversy involving being discovered drinking at local bars for hours at a time during workdays on multiple occasions.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sen. Charlie Janssen (R-Nebraska) biography. Congress.org. October 6, 2012.
  2. Web site: Senator Charlie Janssen's Biography. Project Vote Smart. October 6, 2012.
  3. Web site: Omaha.com Elections Section . February 28, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081210155737/http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835 . December 10, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: OUR VIEW: Thank you, Sen. Janssen . Fremonttribune.com . February 28, 2009 . September 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20090307120457/http://www.fremonttribune.com/articles/2009/02/28/opinion/columns/doc49a8d38c65b04887338881.txt. March 7, 2009.
  5. News: Pete Ricketts sworn in as 40th governor of Nebraska. 9 January 2015. Associated Press. 8 January 2015.
  6. Web site: Bureau. Paul Hammel World-Herald. State Auditor Charlie Janssen overcomes publicity about long lunches at bar to keep his seat. 2020-06-14. Omaha.com. en.