Earl Benjamin (Ben) NELSON, Congress, NE (1941)

NELSON Earl Benjamin (Ben) , a Senator from Nebraska; born on May 17, 1941, in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska; graduated University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1963, Masters 1965, J.D. 1970; attorney and insurance executive; director, Nebraska Department of Insurance 1975-1976; governor of Nebraska 1991-1999; elected to the United States Senate in 2000, and again in 2006, and served from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2013; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2012.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present