Jim Pillen
Jim Pillen | |
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41st Governor of Nebraska | |
Assumed office January 5, 2023 | |
Lieutenant | Joe Kelly |
Preceded by | Pete Ricketts |
Personal details | |
Born | Lakeview (Columbus, Nebraska) | December 31, 1955
Career highlights and awards | |
2x Academic All-American (1978) | |
James Douglas Pillen (born December 31, 1955)
Early life and education
Pillen was born in
From 1975 to 1978, Pillen was a defensive back for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team under Tom Osborne.[6][7] He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[8]
Career
Pillen is a practicing veterinarian and also works as chair of Pillen Family Farms. The business, which employs members of Pillen's family, acquired DNA Genetics in 2003.
Pillen was the Republican nominee in the
Pillen was elected governor with 59.9% of the vote to Blood's 36.1% and Libertarian nominee Scott Zimmerman's 4%.[22] He took office on January 5, 2023. One week after being sworn in, he appointed his predecessor, Pete Ricketts, to the United States Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Ben Sasse to become president of the University of Florida.[23]
Governor of Nebraska
Elections
2022
![Final results by county](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2022_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/350px-2022_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png)
- >90%
- 80–90%
- 70–80%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 50–60%
Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term.[24] Pillen won the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
Nebraska's primary elections were held on May 10. Pillen won the Republican nomination, while state senator Carol Blood won the Democratic nomination.
The race took on increased importance in October 2022, when U.S. Senator Ben Sasse announced he would resign and Ricketts said he would allow the winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election to appoint Sasse's replacement.[25] Pillen appointed Ricketts to replace Sasse.
Tenure
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Pillen drew criticism in October 2023 when responding to reporting about dangerously high levels of
Personal life
Pillen and his wife, Suzanne, have four children and seven grandchildren.[29] Pillen claims he is a Roman Catholic.[30]
Electoral history
2022 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Pillen | 91,459 | 33.9% | |
Republican | Charles Herbster | 80,642 | 29.9% | |
Republican | Brett Lindstrom | 70,487 | 26.1% | |
Republican | Theresa Thibodeau | 16,413 | 6.1% | |
Republican | Breland Ridenour | 4,682 | 1.7% | |
Republican | Michael Connely | 2,831 | 1.1% | |
Republican | Donna Nicole Carpenter | 1,533 | 0.6% | |
Republican | Lela McNinch | 1,192 | 0.4% | |
Republican | Troy Wentz | 708 | 0.3% | |
Write-in | 193 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | 269,947 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican |
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398,334 | 59.74% | +0.74 | |
Democratic | 242,006 | 36.29% | -4.71 | ||
Libertarian |
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26,445 | 3.97% | N/A | |
Total votes | 666,795 | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | 682,716 | 54.93% | |||
Registered electors | 1,242,930 | ||||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ "Jim Pillen - 1978 - Football". University of Nebraska. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Do what is right is first core belief of Pillen Family Farms". Omaha World-Herald. October 7, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
...James Douglas Pillen completed their family as their third son
- ^ "Personals". Columbus Telegram. February 22, 1975. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Walton, Don (November 21, 2022). Ricketts Moves Close to Acknowledging Senate Interest. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nebraska Board of Regents Member Jim Pillen". Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-63319-330-7.
- ISBN 978-1-59932-379-4.
- ^ Apr 7 (April 7, 2021). "NU Regent, Former Husker Football Player Jim Pillen Announces Bid For Governor". KFOR FM 103.3 1240 AM. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Founding Story of Pillen Family Farms and What Comes Next | Jim Pillen - Popular Pig". Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ McCartney, Rob (April 20, 2022). "University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen talks on his 'Pillen Playbook' and his strategy behind running for governor". KETV. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Panetta, Brent D. Griffiths, Grace. "Jim Pillen defeats crowded field and Trump ally to win GOP Nebraska governor primary". Business Insider. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ Pillen says no to primary debates; Thibodeau says he should drop out of the race, NTV News (March 10, 2022).
- ^ Sara Gentzler, Jim Pillen turns down another debate, rankling fellow GOP candidates for governor ,Omaha World-Herald (March 10, 2022).
- ^ Siders, David (March 29, 2022). "Debate-dodging takes off in midterm campaigns". Politico. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ricketts endorses fellow Republican Jim Pillen for governor". AP NEWS. January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Bauer, Will (May 9, 2022). "Race results: Trump's endorsement fails in Nebraska GOP governor primary". NPR. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Republican Jim Pillen adds prosecutor Joe Kelly to ticket". AP NEWS. April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Nebraskans Won't be Seeing Pillen Debate, Governor Hopeful Calls it 'Theater'". Nebraska Public Media. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Bradner, Eric (January 12, 2023). "Nebraska Gov. Pillen appoints Pete Ricketts to Sasse's Senate seat". CNN. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Hammel, Paul. "Candidates exploring runs in 2022 governor's race; Ricketts can't run due to term limits". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Ricketts punts decision to next governor to appoint replacement for Ben Sasse if he resigns". Nebraska Examiner. October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Governor's comments about FFP reporter infuriating, dead wrong". Flatwater Free Press. October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Nebraska Governor Is Criticized for Comments on Reporter's Chinese Nationality". New York Times. October 18, 2023.
- ^ Loo, Yi-Shen (October 18, 2023). "AAJA stands with Flatwater Free Press journalist Yanqi Xu, who was the target of comments about her nationality". Asian American Journalists Association. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Gentzler, Sara. "Does having kids matter in Nebraska governor race? Pillen and Herbster disagree". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Pillen". jimpillen.com. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Official Results: General Election – November 8, 2022". Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2022.