Galen Hadley
Galen Hadley (b. March 9, 1942) is a former Republican member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 37 from 2009 to 2017.[1] Hadley served as speaker of the Legislature from 2015 to 2017.
Hadley did not seek re-election to the Nebraska State Senate in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Hadley served as Mayor of Kearney from 2004 to 2006. He served on the Kearney City Council from 2002 to 2006.
Biography
Hadley earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska in 1964, his MBA from the University of Colorado in 1969 and his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1975. Though he is now retired, his professional experience includes working as a professor, dean and senior vice chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
In the 2015-2016 legislative session, Hadley did not serve on any standing committees.
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hadley served on the following committees:
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| • Revenue, Chair |
| • Transportation and Telecommunications |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hadley served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Revenue |
| • Transportation and Telecommunications |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hadley served on the following committees:
| Nebraska committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Revenue |
| • Transportation and Telecommunications |
Issues
Tax reform
On February 16, 2013, Governor Dave Heineman asked the Nebraska State Senate to kill two tax reform bills, which had been introduced by Senators Beau McCoy and Brad Ashford on the governor's behalf and referred to the Revenue Committee. LB 405 would repeal the state personal and corporate income taxes while also eliminating $2.4 billion worth of sales tax exemptions.[3] The more limited LB 406 would repeal just the corporate income tax and eliminate $400 million worth of sales tax exemptions while also exempting up to $12,000 of retirement income from the income tax.[4] The Platte Institute for Economic Research, a pro-market think tank, supported eliminating both the personal and corporate income taxes.[5][6] After his proposal met with significant opposition from businesses and others who would have been affected by eliminating the sales tax exemptions, Heineman said he wanted the bills pulled so that Hadley, as Revenue Committee chairman, could develop a more comprehensive tax reform plan. Hadley was skeptical in his comments to the media about the legislature's ability to pass major tax reform in 2013.[7][8]
Endorsement
On September 21, 2011, Senator Deb Fischer announced that Hadley was one of thirteen State Senators in the Nebraska Unicameral to endorse her candidacy for the U.S. Senate.[9]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[10] Incumbent Galen Hadley did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
John Lowe defeated Bob Lammers in the Nebraska State Senate District 37 general election.[11][12]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 37 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Lowe |
53.26% | 8,600 |
| Bob Lammers | 46.74% | 7,547 |
| Total Votes | 16,147 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
John Lowe and Bob Lammers defeated Mike McShea in the Nebraska State Senate District 37 primary.[13][14]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 37 Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Lowe |
48.57% | 3,042 |
| Bob Lammers |
42.65% | 2,671 |
| Mike McShea | 8.78% | 550 |
| Total Votes | 6,263 | |
2012
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012
Hadley won re-election in the 2012 election for Nebraska State Senate District 37. Hadley advanced past the May 15 primary election and defeated Josiah Woodward in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan | Galen Hadley Incumbent |
52.1% | 7,376 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josiah Woodward | 47.9% | 6,772 | |
| Total Votes | 14,148 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Galen Hadley Incumbent |
49.9% | 2,598 |
| Josiah H. Woodward |
35.6% | 1,857 |
| Mike McShea | 14.5% | 756 |
| Total Votes | 5,211 | |
2008
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Hadley won election to the 37th District Seat in the Nebraska Senate, defeating Jim George.[17]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 37 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Galen Hadley
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7,138 | |||
| Jim George | 7,009 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 8 to August 13.
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2019
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In 2019, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 107th Legislature, 1st session from January 9 through May 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 106th Legislature, 2nd session from January 3 to April 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 105th Legislature, 1st session from January 4 to May 23.
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2016
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In 2016, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 104th Legislature, 2nd session from January 6 to April 20.
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2015
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In 2015, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 104th Legislature, 1st session from January 7 to May 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 103rd Legislature, 2nd session from January 8 to April 17.[18]
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2013
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In 2013, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 103rd Legislature, 1st session from January 9 to June 5.
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2012
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In 2012, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 102nd Legislature, 2nd session from January 4 to April 18.
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2011
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In 2011, the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature was in its 102nd Legislature, 1st session from January 5 to June 8.
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Personal
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Hadley is married to his wife, Marilyn. He has been involved with the Good Samaritan Hospital Board, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce and the Buffalo County Economic Development Board.[19]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Galen + Hadley + Nebraska + Senate"
See also
External links
- Profile from the Nebraska Legislature
- Profile from Open States
- May 6, 2013 snapshot of Hadley's campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: Although the Nebraska State Senate elects its members in nonpartisan elections, members of the chamber generally function along party lines when it comes to voting and caucusing. Please see Nebraska State Senate partisan affiliation for more information.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedvs - ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Text of LB405," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Text of LB406," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Patrick Lincoln Gerhart, Platte Institute for Economic Research, "The Benefits of Eliminating the Income Tax," accessed February 6, 2013
- ↑ Patrick Lincoln Gerhart, Platte Institute for Economic Research, "Tax Proposal Review Part Two: Ending the Corporate Income Tax," February 13, 2013
- ↑ JoAnne Young, Lincoln Journal Star, "Heineman to Legislature: Kill tax bills," February 16, 2013
- ↑ www.kearneyhub.com, "Gov. Heineman asks lawmakers to kill his tax bills," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ www.1011now.com, "Sen. Deb Fischer Announces Endorsements from 13 Neb. State Senators," September 21, 2011
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed February 14, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Report of The Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 15, 2012," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "2014 Legislative Session," accessed June 27, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Senator Galen D. Hadley's Biography," accessed September 3, 2013
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