- John A. Gale
John A. Gale, born
October 23 ,1940 is a Republican Partypolitician fromNorth Platte, Nebraska , and is Nebraska's 26thSecretary of State .Gale was born in
Omaha, Nebraska and attendedOmaha North High School , where he graduated from in 1958. He earned hisB.A. atCarleton College inNorthfield, Minnesota in 1962. He earned hisJ.D. from theUniversity of Chicago Law School in 1965.Gale moved to North Platte in 1971, and practiced law there until he was appointed as Secretary of State by
Governor Mike Johanns in 2000. He was elected as Secretary of State in 2002, defeating his Democratic Party opponent,Jay Stoddard . He was reelected in 2006, defeating Stoddard again.References
*cite web | title=Nebraska Secretary of State | work=Meet Secretary of State John A. Gale | url=http://www.sos.state.ne.us/admin/about/bio.html| accessdate=March 10 | accessyear=2007
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