Dave Heineman
| Dave Heineman | |
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| 39th Governor of Nebraska | |
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In office January 20, 2005 – January 8, 2015 |
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| Lieutenant |
Rick Sheehy Lavon Heidemann John Nelson |
| Preceded by | Mike Johanns |
| Succeeded by | Pete Ricketts |
| 37th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska | |
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In office October 1, 2001 – January 20, 2005 |
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| Governor | Mike Johanns |
| Preceded by | David Maurstad |
| Succeeded by | Rick Sheehy |
| Treasurer of Nebraska | |
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In office January 2, 1995 – October 1, 2001 |
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| Governor |
Ben Nelson Mike Johanns |
| Preceded by | Dawn Rockey |
| Succeeded by | Lorelee Hunt Byrd |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Eugene Heineman May 12, 1948 Falls City, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Ganem |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Captain
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David Eugene "Dave" Heineman (born May 12, 1948) is an American politician who was the 39th Governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to full four-year terms in 2006 and 2010.
Heineman was born in Falls City, Nebraska, the son of Irene (née Larkin) and Jean T. Heineman, a stock manager for J. C. Penney. He lived in a variety of places in eastern Nebraska during his youth, eventually attending high school in Wahoo, Nebraska. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1970. He served five years in the U.S. Army, leaving with the rank of captain. He also graduated from the Army Ranger training program.
Heineman served on the Fremont City Council from 1990 to 1994. He also served two terms as the Nebraska State Treasurer from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska by Governor Mike Johanns on October 1, 2001 after David Maurstad resigned to take a post in the George W. Bush administration. He was elected to his first full term as lieutenant governor in 2002 as Johanns' running mate.
Heineman is married to Sally Ganem, a former elementary school principal. They have one son.
Heineman became Governor on January 20, 2005, following Mike Johanns' resignation to become United States Secretary of Agriculture in President George W. Bush's Cabinet. On April 11, 2005, he announced that he would be seeking election to a full four-year term. He had the backing of Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, although he faced a difficult challenge in the Republican primary from former Nebraska Cornhuskers football coach and U.S. Representative Tom Osborne. He took 49 percent of the more than 197,000 votes cast, and Osborne 45 percent.
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