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Galen Hadley

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Galen Hadley
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Mayor City of Kearney
Nebraska State Senate District 37

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nebraska, 1964

Graduate

University of Colorado, 1969

Ph.D

University of Nebraska, 1975

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:

Nebraska committee assignments, 2013
• Revenue, Chair
• Transportation and Telecommunications

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hadley served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hadley served on the following committees:

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]

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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Lowe 48.57% 3,042
Green check mark transparent.png 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]

Nebraska State Senate, District 37, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGalen Hadley Incumbent 52.1% 7,376
     Nonpartisan Josiah Woodward 47.9% 6,772
Total Votes 14,148
Nebraska State Senate District 37 Nonpartisan Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGalen Hadley Incumbent 49.9% 2,598
Green check mark transparent.pngJosiah 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)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Galen Hadley 7,138
Jim George 7,009

Campaign finance summary

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Galen Hadley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Nebraska State Senate, District 37Won $132,044 N/A**
2008Nebraska State Senate, District 37Won $55,303 N/A**
Grand total$187,347 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Nebraska State Legislature was in session from January 8 to August 13.

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2011

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

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named vs
  3. ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Text of LB405," accessed May 13, 2014
  4. ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "Text of LB406," accessed May 13, 2014
  5. ↑ Patrick Lincoln Gerhart, Platte Institute for Economic Research, "The Benefits of Eliminating the Income Tax," accessed February 6, 2013
  6. ↑ Patrick Lincoln Gerhart, Platte Institute for Economic Research, "Tax Proposal Review Part Two: Ending the Corporate Income Tax," February 13, 2013
  7. ↑ JoAnne Young, Lincoln Journal Star, "Heineman to Legislature: Kill tax bills," February 16, 2013
  8. ↑ www.kearneyhub.com, "Gov. Heineman asks lawmakers to kill his tax bills," accessed May 13, 2014
  9. ↑ www.1011now.com, "Sen. Deb Fischer Announces Endorsements from 13 Neb. State Senators," September 21, 2011
  10. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
  11. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
  12. ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
  13. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
  14. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
  15. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed February 14, 2014
  16. ↑ 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
  17. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
  18. ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "2014 Legislative Session," accessed June 27, 2014
  19. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Senator Galen D. Hadley's Biography," accessed September 3, 2013
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Nebraska State Senate District 37
2009–2017 		Succeeded by
John Lowe
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