Mike O. Johanns (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Senator, Nebraska
- Birth Date: June 18, 1950
- Occupation: Former U.S. agriculture secretary
- Religion: Catholic
- Web site: http://www.mikejohanns2008.com/
Education
- Creighton University, JD
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, BA
Mike Johanns was born in Osage, Iowa, and currently resides in Lincoln. He received his bachelor's degree from St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn., in 1971 and his law degree from Creighton University in 1974.
Johanns served three years as U.S. agriculture secretary. He was elected Nebraska Governor in 1998 and won re-election in 2002.
Johanns and his first wife, Connie, have a son and daughter and five grandchildren. They divorced in 1985, and Johanns married former state Sen. Stephanie Armitage, who had served with Johanns on the county board, in 1986.
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