Matt Connealy

Matthew James Connealy is a former Nebraska state senator from Decatur, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature, and current Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party.

Personal life

He was born on December 11, 1951, in Oakland, Nebraska and graduated from Decatur High School^{[disambiguation needed ]} in 1970. He also attended the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1970 to 1973. He is a former member of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha Governor's Agriculture Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church. He unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2004 in Nebraska's 1st congressional district being defeated by Jeff Fortenberry. In 2006 Connealy again unsuccessfully sought elective office as Nebraska Public Service Commissioner district 3. Connealy is now the Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party.

State legislature

He was elected in 1998 to represent the 16th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2002. He currently sits on the General Affairs committee and is the vice chairperson of the Revenue, Urban Affairs, and Building Maintenance committees. Since Nebraska voters passed Initiative Measure 415 in 2001 limiting state senators to two terms after 2001, he is unable run for reelection barring a court challenge of the measure.

Preceded by Bud Robinson	Nebraska state senator-district 16 1998–2006	Succeeded by Kent Rogert
Preceded by Barry Rubin	Executive Director of Nebraska Democratic Party 2007–present	Incumbent

See also

• Nebraska Legislature

External links

• 2004 Elections Washington Post

References

1. "Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. Matt Connealy. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/senators/district16.htm. Retrieved March 15, 2006. 
2. "National Conference of State Legislatures". Term Limits in Nebraska: A Timeline. Archived from the original on November 29, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051129070206/http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/about/nebterm.htm. Retrieved March 20, 2006. 

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