John Gale (Nebraska)
John A. Gale (born October 23, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska) was the 26th Nebraska Secretary of State. He was first appointed to the position in 2000 by Gov. Mike Johanns (R) to fill a vacancy left when Scott Moore resigned.[1] Gale ran as a Republican and won election to his first full term in 2002. He was re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014.[1]
In his role as secretary of state, Gale oversaw elections, business services, occupational licensing, state agency rules and regulations, records management, international relations, and youth civics programs.[1]
Biography
Gale earned a B.A. in government and international relations from Carleton College in 1962 and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1965. Gale served as legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Roman Hruska in Washington D.C. in 1968. He returned to Nebraska in 1970 and spent one year as an assistant United States attorney. Gale moved to North Platte in 1971 and started his own law practice. He operated it until December 2000, when he first took office. Gale also served as the chair of the Nebraska State Republican Party in 1986.[1]
Elections
2014
Gale ran for re-election as Nebraska Secretary of State in 2014.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of Nebraska, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Gale Incumbent |
75.2% | 368,135 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Backus | 24.8% | 121,470 | |
| Total Votes | 489,605 | |||
| Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
2010
John Gale ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  John A. Gale
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69.8% | |
| Democratic Party | Janet Stewart | 30.2% | |
| Total Votes | 467,995 | ||
2006
John Gale ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2006 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | John A. Gale
|
61.3% | |
| Democratic Party | Jay C. Stoddard | 33.6% | |
| Green Party | Doug Paterson | 1.8% | |
| Total Votes | 549,860 | ||
2002
John Gale ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2002 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | John A. Gale
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62.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Jay C. Stoddard | 29.7% | |
| Independent | Joseph A. Rosberg | 6.2% | |
| Libertarian Party | Tudor Lewis | 2.0% | |
| Total Votes | 441,934 | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
June 2017 request for voter rolls
On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by President Donald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On July 7, Secretary Gale announced that the state would provide the commission with the requested information.
| “ | In light of the domestic and foreign attacks in 2016 on state voter registration databases, the commission will need to assure my office of a high level of security.[6] | ” |
| —Secretary John Gale[7] | ||
2011 petition gatherer lawsuit
In 2011, Judge Joseph Bataillon ruled against Gale in the case of Citizens in Charge v. Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale. The case related to whether people from other states could circulate petitions in Nebraska. It followed a public debate over the means used to gather petition signatures for an effort to recall Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle. Judge Bataillon ruled that non-residents could work as petition gatherers in Nebraska.[8]
See also
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- Nebraska Secretary of State
- Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2010
- Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nebraska Secretary of State's Official Page, "John A. Gale," accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ Daily Journal, "Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale to launch 2014 re-election campaign in 4 cities," June 21, 2013
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Secretary of State - Official Results 2006 General Election
- ↑ Secretary of State - Official Results 2002 General Election
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Omaha World-Herald, "Nebraska secretary of state will share voter data with Trump panel but first wants assurances about how info will be used," July 7, 2017
- ↑ Nebraska Watchdog, "Ruling Makes Ballot Fights in Nebraska A Bit Easier," August 31, 2011
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Scott Moore |
Nebraska Secretary of State 2000–2019 |
Succeeded by Bob Evnen (R) |
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