About Peter Hoagland

HOAGLAND, Peter D., a Representative from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., November 17, 1941; attended Harrison and Dundee grade schools and graduated from Omaha Central High School; B.A., Stanford University, 1963; first lieutenant, United States Army, 1963-1965; J.D., Yale University Law School, 1968; admitted to the bar the ...

HOAGLAND, Peter D., a Representative from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., November 17, 1941; attended Harrison and Dundee grade schools and graduated from Omaha Central High School; B.A., Stanford University, 1963; first lieutenant, United States Army, 1963-1965; J.D., Yale University Law School, 1968; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Washington, D.C.; clerk to Judge Oliver Gasch, United States District Court, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970; staff attorney, District of Columbia public defender service, 1970-1973; Nebraska state senator, 1978-1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; died on October 30, 2007, in Washington, D.C..