Jim Scheer Explained

Jim Scheer
Office:	Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
Term Start:	January 4, 2017
Term End:	January 6, 2021
Predecessor:	Galen Hadley
Successor:	Mike Hilgers
State Legislature1:	Nebraska
District1:	19th
Term Start1:	January 9, 2013
Term End1:	January 6, 2021
Predecessor1:	Mike Flood
Successor1:	Mike Flood
Birth Date:	19 September 1953
Birth Place:	Norfolk, Nebraska, U.S.
Party:	Republican

Jim Scheer (born September 19, 1953)^[1] is an American politician who served as a Nebraska state senator in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature representing District 19;^[2] the legislature itself is non-partisan.

Education

Scheer earned his BS in business administration from University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Elections

In 2012, incumbent Mike Flood was termed out. Scheer placed first in the May primary election, with 4,497 votes.^[3] He won the November general election, receiving 10,441 votes to William Goodpasture's 3,014.^[4]

External links

• Official page at the Nebraska Legislature
  • Biography at Ballotpedia
• Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sen. Jim Scheer . . Lincoln, Nebraska . October 23, 2013.
2. Web site: Senator Jim Scheer's Biography . . October 23, 2013.
3. Web site: Primary Election May 15, 2012 . Gale, John A . John A. Gale . . Lincoln, Nebraska . 34 . October 23, 2013 . November 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108170730/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 6, 2012 . Gale, John A . Secretary of State of Nebraska . Lincoln, Nebraska . 14 . October 23, 2013.