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Nebraska state executive offices
Ballotpedia covers 15 state executive offices in the state of Nebraska. The executive branch is governed by Article IV of the Nebraska Constitution.[1]
State executive organization
Executive officials in Nebraska are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Nebraska's state government:
Current officeholders
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
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| Attorney General of Nebraska | Mike Hilgers | Republican | January 5, 2023 |
| Governor of Nebraska | Jim Pillen | Republican | January 5, 2023 |
| Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska | Joe Kelly | Republican | January 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska Adjutant General | Craig Strong | ||
| Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts | Mike Foley | Republican | January 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska Chief Executive Officer of Health and Human Services | Steve Corsi | ||
| Nebraska Chief Information Officer | Matthew McCarville | ||
| Nebraska Chief Medical Officer of Health and Human Services | Timothy Tesmer | ||
| Nebraska Commissioner of Education | Brian Maher | Nonpartisan | July 1, 2023 |
| Nebraska Commissioner of Labor | Katie Thurber | Nonpartisan | December 31, 2024 |
| Nebraska Director of Administrative Services | Lee Will | ||
| Nebraska Director of Administrative Services - Budget Division | Neil Sullivan | ||
| Nebraska Director of Agriculture | Sherry Vinton | Nonpartisan | January 6, 2023 |
| Nebraska Director of Banking and Finance | Kelly Lammers | ||
| Nebraska Director of Correctional Services | Rob Jeffreys | ||
| Nebraska Director of Crime Commission | Bryan Tuma | ||
| Nebraska Director of Economic Development | K.C. Belitz | Nonpartisan | July 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska Director of Environment and Energy | Jesse Bradley | ||
| Nebraska Director of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health | Thomas Janousek | ||
| Nebraska Director of Health and Human Services - Children and Family Services | Alyssa Bish | ||
| Nebraska Director of Health and Human Services - Developmental Disabilities | Tony Green | ||
| Nebraska Director of Health and Human Services - Medicaid and Long-Term Care | Drew Gonshorowski | ||
| Nebraska Director of Health and Human Services - Public Health | Charity Menefee | ||
| Nebraska Director of Insurance | Eric Dunning | Nonpartisan | April 19, 2021 |
| Nebraska Director of Motor Vehicles | Rhonda Lahm | ||
| Nebraska Director of Natural Resources | Jesse Bradley | Nonpartisan | August 5, 2024 |
| Nebraska Director of Revenue | James Kamm | ||
| Nebraska Director of State Broadband Office | Patrick Haggerty | ||
| Nebraska Director of Transportation | Vicki Kramer | ||
| Nebraska Director of Veterans Affairs | John Hilgert | ||
| Nebraska Director of the State Historical Society | Daryl Bohac | ||
| Nebraska General Counsel to the Governor | Maureen Larsen | ||
| Nebraska Governor's Office Director of Communications | Laura Strimple | ||
| Nebraska Governor's Office Director of Policy Research Office | Kenny Zoeller | ||
| Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 | Dan Watermeier | Republican | January 10, 2019 |
| Nebraska Public Service Commission District 2 | Christian Mirch | Republican | February 8, 2023 |
| Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 | Tim Schram | Republican | 2007 |
| Nebraska Public Service Commission District 4 | Eric Kamler | Republican | January 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5 | Kevin Stocker | Republican | January 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska Secretary of State | Bob Evnen | Republican | January 10, 2019 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 1 | Kristin Christensen | Nonpartisan | January 9, 2025 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 2 | Maggie Douglas | Nonpartisan | January 9, 2025 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 3 | Lisa Schonhoff | Nonpartisan | January 9, 2025 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 4 | Liz Renner | Nonpartisan | January 9, 2025 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 | Kirk Penner | Nonpartisan | December 23, 2021 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 | Sherry Jones | Nonpartisan | January 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 | Elizabeth Tegtmeier | Nonpartisan | January 5, 2023 |
| Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 | Deborah Neary | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2019 |
| Nebraska State Fire Marshal | Doug Hohbein | ||
| Nebraska Superintendent of State Patrol | Bryan Waugh | ||
| Nebraska Treasurer | Tom Briese | Republican | November 1, 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 | Timothy Clare | Nonpartisan | 2009 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 | Jack Stark | Nonpartisan | January 7, 2021 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 | Jim Scheer | Nonpartisan | February 3, 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 | Elizabeth O'Connor | Nonpartisan | 2019 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 | Robert Schafer | Nonpartisan | 2013 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6 | Paul Kenney | Nonpartisan | 2016 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7 | Kathy Wilmot | Nonpartisan | January 5, 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 | Barbara Weitz | Nonpartisan | 2019 |
Elections
2025
There are no state executive elections in Nebraska in 2025.
2024
The following state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2024:
Board of Regents (4 seats)
State Board of Education (4 seats)
Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)
2023
There were no state executive elections in Nebraska in 2023.
2022
The following state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
State Board of Education (4 seats)
State Board of Regents (2 seats)
Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)
2021
There were no state executive elections in Nebraska in 2021.
2020
The following state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2020:
Public Service Commissioner
State board of regents (2 seats)
State Board of Education (4 seats)
2019
There were no state executive offices up for election in Nebraska in 2019.
2018
The following state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2018:
Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Treasurer
Auditor
State board of education
State board of regents
Public service commissioner
2017
There were no state executive offices up for election in Nebraska in 2017.
2016
One state executive office was up for election in 2016:
2015
There were no state executive elections in Nebraska in 2015.
2014
The following state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2014:
- Governor of Nebraska
- Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
- Nebraska Attorney General
- Nebraska Secretary of State
- Nebraska Treasurer
- Nebraska Auditor
- Nebraska Public Service Commissioner
2013
There were no state executive elections in Nebraska in 2013.
2012
The following state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2012:
- Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
