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About
Republican politician who became a U.S. senator from Nebraska in 2009 after serving the state as it's 38th Governor from 1999 to 2005.
Before Fame
He got his law degree from Creighton University School of Law, and joined the Nebraska State Bar Association in 1974.
Trivia
In 2005, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture, an office he served until 2007.
Family Life
He married his second wife, Stephanie, in 1986.
Associated With
He succeeded Chuck Hagel as a U.S. senator from Nebraska.
