Donald McGinley explained

Donald McGinley
Order:32nd Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
Term Start:January 6, 1983
Term End:January 9, 1987
Governor:Bob Kerrey
Predecessor:Roland A. Luedtke
Successor:William E. Nichol
State2:Nebraska
District2:4th
Term Start2:January 3, 1959
Term End2:January 3, 1961
Predecessor2:Arthur L. Miller
Successor2:David Martin
Birth Date:30 June 1920
Birth Place:Keith County, Nebraska
Death Place:Lincoln, Nebraska
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:University of Notre Dame
Georgetown University
Profession:Attorney

Donald Francis McGinley (June 30, 1920 – July 6, 2005) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961 and as Nebraska's 32nd lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987 under Governor Bob Kerrey.

McGinley was a highly educated attorney with degrees from the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University. Before practicing law, he served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was a reporter for the Denver Register.

He was admitted to the bar and began his practice in Ogallala in 1950. After returning to Nebraska, McGinley was elected to the state legislature in 1954 and to Congress four years later. He served a single term before losing to Republican David Martin.

He was a delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention and the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He became a judge in the Court of Industrial Relations in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1976 to 1980.

More than two decades later, McGinley made a political comeback as the running mate of Nebraska Gov. Bob Kerrey. He served as the state's lieutenant governor for four years and was later appointed by Gov. Ben Nelson to chair the Nebraska Selective Service Commission. He died in Lincoln on July 6, 2005. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Elks, the Knights of Columbus.

References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard . McGinley, Donald Francis . January 19, 2006 .
  2. Web site: Congressional Bioguide. McGinley, Donald Francis . January 18, 2006 .