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  Dave Heineman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While Osborne captured populous Omaha and Lincoln, Heineman sealed his victory in rural counties and key population centers in western and central Nebraska’s critical Republican battleground...it was the political impact of two gubernatorial vetoes that appeared to lift [Heineman] into a late surge, especially in Osborne’s congressional district.
Heineman’s opposition to Class I rural school reorganization and the granting of resident college tuition rates to the children of illegal immigrants cut into Osborne’s support.
Heineman faces Nebraska Party candidate Barry Richards and Democratic nominee David Hahn in the November 7, 2006 general election.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dave_Heineman   (347 words)

  
 Heineman defeats Osborne - Nebraska Republican Party
It was an extraordinary team victory," a hoarse Heineman said today at a GOP unity rally attended by a somber Osborne and a bleary-eyed Dave Nabity, the third candidate in Tuesday's race.
Heineman won 55 of the 69 counties in Osborne's 3rd Congressional District, including Hall and Buffalo, two of the district's largest.
When Heineman hammered him for his support of in-state tuition for illegal immigration in the closing days of his campaign, Osborne responded with a television advertisement that touted his tough stance on border security and talked about his opposition to methamphetamine.
www.negop.org /newsdetails.asp?id=279   (1005 words)

  
 WOWT | Who's Number Two?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Heineman met with a number of state senators on Friday, but he said he had not discussed the lieutenant governor position with anyone.
Johanns' first lieutenant governor, Dave Maurstad, was made the federal liaison to the administration and was kept in the loop on policy decisions.
That put Heineman in a position to represent the state on the national level on the issue and to be out front with the media and others explaining how Nebraska was handling federal anti-terrorism funds and funneling that money to efforts such as bioterrorism prevention.
www.wowt.com /home/headlines/1123487.html   (448 words)

  
 JournalStar.com :: Printable Version
The scene was emblematic of how Heineman appeared to confront the weight of history and the state's highest office Thursday, when, at 3 p.m., he became only the third lieutenant governor in the state ever to replace a sitting governor: with an embracing, spry confidence tempered by some aplomb.
Dave Heineman's mother, who lives in Wahoo with his father, planned to stay in the mansion tonight, Heineman said.
Heineman's plan for the state is expected to become clearer on Wednesday, when he will deliver the State of the State address before the Legislature.
www.journalstar.com /articles/2005/01/21/local/doc41f0690446ae8263594020.prt   (981 words)

  
 WOWT | Heineman Wins!
Heineman was serving as lieutenant governor when the announcement came in January 2005 that Governor Mike Johanns had been picked as U.S. agriculture secretary by President Bush.
Heineman is a self-described fiscal conservative who had worked as executive director of the Nebraska Republican Party and for former U.S. Reps. Hal Daub and Doug Bereuter before being elected state treasurer in 1994.
Heineman had said before Johanns' resignation that he was interested in running for governor.
www.wowt.com /news/headlines/2774526.html   (417 words)

  
 McCook Daily Gazette: Story: Dave Heineman deserves to stay on the job
Republican voters should nominate incumbent Gov. Dave Heineman for re-election and he should be returned to office in the fall.
But Heineman has too much ability and potential to be put out to pasture without a chance to carry through in his current job.
Dave Heineman has the skills, personality and character to continue to do a good job as governor.
www.mccookgazette.com /story/1150888.html   (463 words)

  
 The Columbus Online Community - Columbus Telegram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Heineman, who turns 58 on Friday, is regarded as a consummate political strategist and tactician, and he has governed with an eye on this election showdown.
Heineman, former lieutenant governor and former state treasurer, gained the support of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, Nebraska Right to Life and the National Rifle Association in his bid to defeat Osborne.
While Heineman appeared to benefit politically from those differences, Osborne pointed to a 14 percent state spending increase under the governor's leadership and promised a performance-based audit of state agencies and programs to achieve spending reductions.
www.columbustelegram.com /articles/2006/05/10/news/news2heineman.txt   (853 words)

  
 VoteForNebraska.com
Dave Heineman is to hold a private courtesy meeting with those six Tuesday morning.The event is financed by private donations.
Dave Heineman said Nebraska has more plants under production than any other state and called ethanol "the greatest economic development opportunity for rural Nebraska in a decade." Heineman said that the people investing in ethanol are smart and that he doesn't think they are overbuilding.
Dave Heineman in Lincoln.The program champions manufacturing jobs as a way for people ages 16 to 26 to match their interests with their career choices.";Dream It, Do It" reaches out to high school and community college students in Columbus, Lincoln and Omaha.
www.voteforbusiness.com /portal/ne_chamber   (3124 words)

  
 ABC News: Neb. Governor Deflects Osborne Challenge
Heineman won slightly more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary, compared with 44 percent for the coach-turned-congressman, initially considered a favorite because of his three national championships at the University of Nebraska.
Heineman vetoed a bill allowing children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.
Heineman was state treasurer before he was appointed lieutenant governor by Johanns in 2001 to fill a vacancy.
abcnews.go.com /Politics/wireStory?id=1947083   (378 words)

  
 Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman - Capitol View
Last year, former state treasurer Dave Heineman was appointed by the governor to be Nebraska's new Lieutenant Governor...
Dave Heineman] What the governor has asked me to do so far, one duty that is greatly expanded is the coordination of security activity relative to the terrorist threat that's out there overriding the entire country."
Now as Heineman spends his first session presiding over the legislature - he looks forward to the experience, and is already asking for advice.
net.unl.edu /newsFeat/capview/cv_010702.html   (306 words)

  
 CQPolitics.com - NE Gov.: Heineman Tops Osborne by a Touchdown
Johanns’ departure and Heineman’s ascension thwarted Osborne’s well-laid plans to cap his late-starting political career — he was first elected to the House in 2000 at age 63 — by serving as governor.
Heineman also received a positive public response for his decision to veto legislation that would have provided state resident college tuition rates to children of illegal immigrants.
Heineman’s strong showing against Osborne would suggest that he is a formidable front-runner for the general election race.
www.cqpolitics.com /2006/05/ne_gov_heineman_tops_osborne_b.html   (947 words)

  
 Nebraska Democratic Party: Dave the Duck
Then, Dave the Duck refuses to face Nebraskans by refusing to face David Hahn in debates across Nebraska.
Dave the Duck found time to rig debates as best he could – yet he still won’t tell Nebraskans if he supports the potentially DISASTROUS constitutional amendment on state spending.
Dave the Duck wants to limit debates, control formats and hide his face from television cameras.
www.nebraskademocrats.org /blog/665/dave-the-duck   (498 words)

  
 North Platte Telegraph - Candidates mix it up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Throughout the debate, Heineman and Osborne referred often to their records of achievement, while Nabity stressed the need for new ideas and strong leadership.
Heineman said if the money from that tax cut had not been taken off the table, the state government would have spent it.
On education and the controversial school consolidation law LB 126, Heineman described the subject as "one of the defining issues in this campaign" because of the candidates' differing opinions on the subject.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16473475&BRD=377&PAG=461&dept_id=531813&rfi=6   (853 words)

  
 CQPolitics.com - NE: Ricketts Will Face Nelson, Heineman Fends Off Osborne
In the primary’s other marquee race, interim Republican Gov. Dave Heineman fended off a strong primary challenge from three-term Rep. Tom Osborne, putting him in the driver’s seat in his bid for a first full term as governor.
Businessman Dave Nabity, a long-shot candidate, was running a distant third with 5 percent.
Heineman now will be a heavy favorite against lawyer Dave Hahn, who was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
www.cqpolitics.com /2006/05/ne_heineman_holds_slim_lead_in.html   (687 words)

  
 Nebraska Democratic Party: Governor Heineman Announces New Task Force to Study the Effectiveness of Task Forces
Dave Heineman, the state’s Republican governor, announced a new state task force to study the effectiveness of the myriad of task forces created by the governor and his predecessor Mike Johanns to delay any real action on solving Nebraska’s problems.
Heineman said some of the task forces the Task Force Task Force will investigate include the Water Policy Task Force, the task force investigating the overburdened case workers in Nebraska’s Health and Human Services Department, and the task force created to investigate the viability of bringing high speed broadband Internet access to rural Nebraska.
Dave Hahn, his wife and his son walked with us and Dave was working the parade people before we got started down the route.
nebraskademocrats.org /blog/631/governor-heineman-announces-new-task...   (1120 words)

  
 Panhandle Pundit: Nebraska's Mystery Man No Longer A Mystery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
And at the end of those two years, Heineman may be in for the battle of his life should Tom Osborne decide to run.
Heineman, 56, has yet to hold a policymaking job where he's had to lay out positions and priorities.
But Rubin said that he's also had pleasant dealings with Heineman and that Heineman would be a formidable foe for Democrats or any Republican challenging him if he tries to keep the governor's job in the 2006 election.
rynemcclaren.typepad.com /blog/2004/12/nebraskas_myste.html   (711 words)

  
 Midterm Madness: Nebraska Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the end, momentum worked in Heineman’s favor, leaving him with 50 percent of the vote to Osborne’s 44 percent.
Although Heineman is technically the incumbent, he is running for his first full term as governor.
This is a shocking turnaround for Heineman, who trailed in nearly every poll against the popular congressman and legendary University of Nebraska football coach.
www.prospect.org /midterm/governor/nebraska   (412 words)

  
 Douglas County Election Commission
Dave Phipps was sworn-in as the Douglas County Election Commissioner on Thursday, July 7, 2005.
Dave was appointed by Governor Dave Heineman to succeed Carlos Castillo, Jr.
Dave has been active in the Nebraska Republican party, the Nebraska College Republicans, and has volunteered for various federal, state, and local campaigns.
www.votedouglascounty.com /meetdave.asp   (307 words)

  
 KETV.com - News - Heineman Wins Come-From-Behind Victory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Heineman had to overcome a large early lead in the polls by the former Husker football coach.
"Dave Heineman is a proven leader who puts Nebraska families first and is committed to reforms that move the state forward," said RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman.
Chris Cillizza wrote in the Washington Post, "Heineman's victory was unimaginable when Osborne announced last year that he would leave his western Nebraska House seat to run for governor.
www.ketv.com /news/9190132/detail.html   (1238 words)

  
 JournalStar.com
Dave Heineman is just as likely to be working in his office at the State Capitol on a Sunday afternoon as he is on a Wednesday afternoon.
Five hours later, Heineman is introduced as “our governor for the next eight years” at a fundraising reception in Sidney by Ralph Castner, chief financial officer of Cabela’s.
Heineman is a product of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a graduate of Army ranger and airborne schools who served in the military from 1970 to 1975.
www.journalstar.com /articles/2006/10/19/top_story/doc4536a2c516c88189924067.txt   (3524 words)

  
 Sabato's Crystal Ball - 2006 Governor
Heineman is guaranteed his first full elected term against Democrat David Hahn, a publishing executive.
This is good news for Heineman, though it does not guarantee his victory against the legendary Cornhusker football coach.
We actually heard Heineman supporters, many of whom are concentrated in the Nebraska business community, suggest that Heineman should step down and run for lieutenant governor for a term under Osborne, and then, after Osborne retires, Heineman could seek a full term as governor.
www.centerforpolitics.org /crystalball/2006/governor/?state=NE   (486 words)

  
 Governing.com: 2006 Governors Guide for Nebraska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Dave Heineman (R) • Succeeded Gov. Mike Johanns
Heineman, by contrast, was a classic career politician.
All that experience gave Heineman expert knowledge about the advantages of incumbency, and he exploited them to the fullest.
www.governing.com /govraces/ne.htm   (421 words)

  
 The Columbus Online Community - Columbus Telegram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SHELBY - Gov. Dave Heineman got a glimpse Wednesday of the possible future of the dairy industry in Nebraska.
Heineman and multiple state agricultural organizations are looking to expand the dairy industry in the state.
Christin Kamm, public information officer for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, said Heineman's visit was part of a monthly agriculture adventure, sponsored by the department.
www.columbustelegram.com /articles/2006/01/19/news/news2.txt   (570 words)

  
 ABC News: Nebraska Governor Faces Two Challengers
The 88-year-old Byrd, an outspoken Iraq war critic seeking a record ninth term, is a major target of the GOP this year.
In Nebraska, Osborne was barely ahead of Heineman: With 30 percent of the vote tallied, he had received 48 percent to Heineman's 47 percent.
Heineman was state treasurer when he was appointed lieutenant governor by Gov. Mike Johanns in 2001 and became governor in 2005 when Johanns was picked as U.S. agriculture secretary.
www.abcnews.go.com /Politics/wireStory?id=1943922   (373 words)

  
 Huskers Against Hergert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Heineman said his position mirrors that of President Bush, who this week vetoed a measure to expand embryonic stem cell research.
(Lincoln, Neb.) Gov. Dave Heineman is seeking qualified candidates to represent the residents of western and west-central Nebraska on the University of Nebraska (NU) Board of Regents.
Heineman said, "In filling this vacancy, one of my top priorities is to appoint a regent capable of representing the best interests of all of western Nebraska.
www.huskersagainsthergert.com /blog.html   (16585 words)

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