John A. Gale
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John A. Gale, born October 23, 1940 is a Republican Party politician from North Platte, Nebraska, and is Nebraska's 26th Secretary of State.
Gale was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Omaha North High School, where he graduated from in 1958. He earned his B.A. at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1962. He earned his J.D. from the University 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.
Preceded by Scott Moore |
Nebraska Secretary of State 2000 – present |
Incumbent |
[edit] References
- Nebraska Secretary of State. Meet Secretary of State John A. Gale. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.