NEBRASKA 105th Congress 177

NEBRASKA

(Population 1995, 1,637,000)

SENATORS

J. ROBERT KERREY, Democrat, of Omaha, NE; born in Lincoln, NE, August 27, 1943; graduated, Northeast High School, Lincoln, 1961; B.S. degree in pharmacy, University of Ne- braska, Lincoln, 1966; served, U.S. Navy, lieutenant (jg), 1966±69; restaurateur; Governor of Nebraska, 1983±87; member: VFW, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of America, Chamber of Commerce, Society; two children: Benjamin and Lindsey; committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Finance; vice chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 1988 for the six-year term beginning January 3, 1989; reelected November 8, 1994 for the six-year term beginning January 4, 1995. Office Listings http://www.senate.gov/∼kerrey/pages/index3.html [email protected] 141 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510±2704 ...... 224±6551 Interim Chief of Staff.ÐSheila Nix. Administrative Director.ÐMary Conklin. Communications Director.ÐGreg Weiner. Schedulers: Mary Sherman (DC); Cindy Dwyer (State and National). 7602 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68114 ...... (402) 391±3411 Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508 ...... (402) 437±5109 2106 First Avenue, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 ...... (308) 632±3595

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CHUCK HAGEL, Republican, of Omaha, NE; born in North Platte, NE, October 4, 1946; graduated, St. Bonaventure High School, Columbus, NE, 1964; Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, MN; University of Nebraska, Omaha; served with U.S. Army in Viet- nam, 1968, receiving two Purple Hearts, other decorations; president, McCarthy and Company, Omaha, NE; president and CEO, Private Sector Council (PSC), Washington, DC; deputy direc- tor and CEO, Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations (G±7 Summit), 1990; president and CEO, World USO; cofounder, director, and executive vice president, VANGUARD Cellular Systems, Inc.; cofounder and chairman of VANGUARD subsidiary, Communications Corpora- tion International, Ltd.; president, Collins, Hagel and Clarke, Inc.; former deputy administrator, Veterans' Administration; former administrative assistant to Congressman John Y. McCollister; former newscaster and talk show host, Omaha radio stations KBON and KLNG; member: American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Military Order of the ; Business-Government Relations Council, Washington, DC; Council for Excel- lence in Government; University of Nebraska Chancellors Club; board of directors, Omaha Chamber of Commerce; board of trustees: Bellevue University, Hastings College, Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross; chairman: Building Campaign, Great Plains Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America; 10th Anniversary Vietnam Veterans' Memorial; board of direc- tors and national advisory committee, Friends of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial; board of di- rectors, Arlington National Cemetery Historical Society; chairman of the board, No Greater Love, Inc.; awards: first-ever World USO Leadership Award; International Men of Achieve- ment; Outstanding Young Men of America; Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Ne- braska, Omaha, 1988; Freedom Foundation (Omaha Chapter) 1993 Recognition Award; married the former Lillian Ziller, 1985; two children, Allyn and Ziller; committees: Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; Special Committee on Aging; subcommittees: Financial Services and Technology; Housing Opportunity and Community Development; International Fi- nance; East Asian and Pacific Affairs; European Affairs; chair, International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade Promotion; deputy Republican whip; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1996. Office Listings http://www.senate.gov/senator/hagel.html [email protected] 346 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 ...... 224±4224 178 Congressional Directory NEBRASKA

Administrative Assistant.ÐSheila Ross. FAX: 224±5213 Office Manager.ÐGladys Gordon. Press Secretary.ÐDeb Fiddelke. Scheduler.ÐBrenda Hart. Legislative Counsel.ÐDerek Schmidt. 11301 Davenport Street, Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68154 ...... (402) 758±8981 State Director.ÐTom Janssen. FAX: 758±9165 294 Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508 ...... (402) 476±1400 Constituent Services Director.ÐDorothy Anderson. FAX: 476±0605 4009 Sixth Avenue, Suite 9, Kearney, NE 68847. Constituent Services Representative.ÐJulie Brooker. 300 East Third Street, North Platte, NE 69101 ...... (308) 534±2006 Constituent Services Representative.ÐCarol Gale. FAX: 534±1150 1010 Avenue T, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 ...... (308) 632±6032 Constituent Services Representative.ÐLee Ann McLaughlin. FAX: 632±6295 Field Representative.ÐMary B. Crawford.

REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST DISTRICT , Republican, of Lincoln, NE; born in York, NE, October 6, 1939, son of Rupert and Evelyn Bereuter; graduated, Utica High School, Utica, NE, 1957; B.A., Univer- sity of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1961; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; M.C.P., Harvard University, 1966; M.P.A., Harvard University, 1973; counterintelligence officer, First Infantry Division, U.S. Army, 1963±65; urban development consultant in states surrounding Nebraska; associate profes- sor at University of Nebraska and Kansas State University; visiting lecturer, Harvard University; State Senator, Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, 1974±78; vice chairman, Appropriations Com- mittee and Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations, 1977±78; chaired the Urban Development Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures, 1977±78; member, Select Committee on Post-Secondary Education Coordination, 1977±78; Legislative Conserva- tionist of the Year Award by the Nebraska and National Wildlife Federation in 1980; division director, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, 1967±68; director, State Office of Planning and Programming, 1968±70; appointee, Federal-State Relations Coordinator for Ne- braska State Government, 1967±70; member: State Crime Commission 1969±71; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; board of trustees, Nebraska Wesleyan University; member: State Department Commission on Security and Economic Assistance, 1983±84, National Commission on Agricul- tural Trade and Export Policy 1985±86; congressional delegate to the United Nations, 1987; member: Committee on International Relations, vice chairman; Committee on Banking and Fi- nancial Services; House Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly, chairman; House Interpar- liamentary Delegation to the European Parliament; married Louise Meyer Bereuter, 1962; two children: Eric and Kirk; elected to the 96th Congress and each succeeding Congress. Office Listings 2348 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515±2701 ...... 225±4806 Administrative Assistant.ÐSusan Olson. Office Manager.ÐRobin Evans. Appointment/Personal Secretary.ÐMarcia Smith. 1045 K Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 ...... (402) 438±1598 District Office Manager.ÐJim Barr. 502 North Broad Street, Fremont, NE 68025 ...... (402) 727±0888

Counties: Burt, Butler, Cass (part), Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Madison, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline, Saunders, Seward, Stanton, Thurston, Washington, Wayne, and York. Popu- lation (1990), 526,297.

ZIP Codes: 68001±04, 68008, 68014±20, 68023, 68025, 68029±31, 68033, 68036±42, 68044±45, 68047, 68050, 68055, 68057±58, 68061±63, 68065±68, 68070±73, 68301, 68304±05, 68307, 68309±10, 68313±14, 68316±21, 68323±24, 68328± 33, 68336±37, 68339, 68341, 68343±49, 68355, 68357±60, 68364, 68366±68, 68371±72, 68374, 68376, 68378±82, 68401±05, 68407, 68409±10, 68413±15, 68417±23, 68428, 68430±34, 68437±39, 68441±43, 68445±48, 68450, 68453± 58, 68460±67, 68500±510, 68512, 68514, 68516±17, 68520±24, 68526±29, 68531±32, 68542, 68621, 68624, 68626, 68629, 68632±33, 68635, 68641, 68643, 68648±50, 68657±59, 68661, 68664, 68667, 68669, 68701, 68710, 68715± 17, 68723, 68727±28, 68731±33, 68738±41, 68743, 68745, 68748±49, 68751±52, 68757±58, 68762, 68768, 68770± 71, 68774, 68776, 68779, 68781, 68784±85, 68787±88, 68790±92

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SECOND DISTRICT JON CHRISTENSEN, Republican, of Omaha, NE; born in St. Paul, NE, February 20, 1963; graduated, St. Paul High School, St. Paul; graduated, Midland Lutheran College, 1985; J.D., NEBRASKA 105th Congress 179

South Texas College of Law, Houston, 1989; elected freshman class president; member of the student senate; cofounded Midland's Fellowship of Christian Athletes; served as president of Law Week; clerk, Vision and Elkins law firm, interned at Windle Turley, P.C. law firm and the banking divisions of Chamberlin Hrdlicka, Dallas; admitted to the Nebraska State bar, 1992; vice president, COMReP, Inc.; marketing director, Mutual Insurance Co.; insurance executive; formed Aquila Group, Inc.; member: Nebraska Farm Bureau; Nebraska Cattlemen's Association, National Federation of Independent Business; Northwest Rotary Club; American, Nebraska, and Omaha bar associations; ABA's Real Estate; Probate and Trust Division, Na- tional and Omaha Associations of Life Underwriters; cochairman, American Diabetes Associa- tion's Celebrity Breakfast; married Meredith Stewart Maxfield, 1987; committee: Ways and Means; subcommittees: Health and Social Security. Office Listings [email protected] 1020 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 ...... 225±4155 Administrative Assistant.ÐSteven Thomlison. FAX: 225±3032 Legislative Director.ÐMark Fahleson. Legislative Aides: Patricia Fava, Pam Davidson, Paul Gresens. Press Secretary.ÐChris Hull. 8712 West Dodge Road, Room 350, Omaha, NE 68114 ...... (402) 397±9944 District Director.ÐBill Protexter. FAX: 397±8787 Deputy District Director.ÐKrista Neumann. Constituent Liaisons: Terry Van Keuren, Dwain Marlowe, Karie Keown.

Counties: Douglas and Sarpy; cities of Bellevue, Bennington, Boys Town, Elkhorn, Gretna, La Vista, Omaha, Offutt AFB, Papillion, Plattsmouth, Ralston, Springfield, Valley, Waterloo. Population (1990), 526,567.

ZIP Codes: 68005, 68007, 68010, 68022, 68028, 68046, 68048 (part), 68059, 68064, 68069, 68102, 68104±08, 68111± 18, 68122±24, 68127±28, 68130±38, 68142, 68144, 68147, 68152, 68154, 68157, 68164

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THIRD DISTRICT

WILLIAM E. (BILL) BARRETT, Republican, of Lexington, NE; born in Lexington on Feb- ruary 9, 1929; graduate of Lexington High School; B.A., Hastings College, Hastings, NE, 1951; classes at Universities of Connecticut, Nebraska, and Colorado; served in the U.S. Navy, 1951± 52; career in real estate and insurance since 1956; president, Barrett-Housel and Associates, Inc., 1970±90; appointed to Nebraska Unicameral Legislature in 1979; elected to Nebraska Leg- islature in 1980, 1984, 1988; elected Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, 1987±90; named Leg- islator of the Year by the National Republican Legislators Association, 1990; named one of the five most influential State legislators by the Lincoln Star, 1988; member: Lexington School Board, 1962±68; Lexington Planning Commission; Lexington Airport Authority; Greater Lex- ington Development Corporation; organizational memberships: Nebraska Association of Insur- ance Agents; National Association of Insurance Agents; past president, Dawson County Board of Realtors; past treasurer, Nebraska Realtors Association; Realtors National Marketing Institute; American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers; National Association of Realtors; National Asso- ciation of Realtors' honorary fraternity, Omega Tau Rho; certified instructor, Nebraska Real Es- tate Commission; member: Nebraska Jaycees (past president); Lexington Rotary Club (past president); American Legion; elder, Presbyterian Church; trustee, Hastings College; married Elsie Carlson Barrett, 1952; four children: William, David, Elizabeth, and Jane; committees: Agriculture, Education and Labor; elected to the 102nd Congress, November 6, 1990; reelected to each succeeding Congress. Office Listings http://www.house.gov/billbarrett 1213 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515±2703 ...... 225±6435 Administrative Assistant.ÐJeralyn P. Finke. Press Secretary.ÐJulie Ryan. Scheduler/Office Manager.ÐAnna Castner. 312 West Third Street, Grand Island, NE 68801 ...... (308) 381±5555 1811 Avenue A, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 ...... (308) 632±3333

Counties: Adams; Antelope; Arthur; Banner; Blaine; Boone; Box Butte; Boyd; Brown; Buffalo; Chase; Cherry; Cheyenne; Clay; Custer; Dawes; Dawson; Deuel; Dundy; Fillmore; Franklin; Frontier; Furnas; Garden; Garfield; Gosper; Grant; Greeley; Hall; Hamilton; Harlan; Hayes; Hitchcock; Holt; Hooker; Howard; Jefferson; Kearney; Keith; Keya Paha; Kimball; Knox; Lincoln; Logan; Loup; McPherson; Merrick; Morrill; Nance; Nuckolls; Perkins; Phelps; Pierce; Platte; 180 Congressional Directory NEBRASKA

Polk; Red Willow; Rock; Scotts Bluff; Sheridan; Sherman; Sioux; Thayer; Thomas; Valley; Webster; Wheeler. Population (1990), 525,521.

ZIP Codes: 68303, 68315±16, 68322, 68325±27, 68335, 68338, 68340±42, 68350±52, 68354, 68361±62, 68365, 68367, 68370±71, 68375, 68377, 68401, 68406, 68416, 68424, 68429, 68436, 68440, 68444, 68452±53, 68464, 68601±02, 68620, 68622±23, 68625, 68627±28, 68630±31, 68634, 68636±38, 68640, 68642±44, 68647, 68651±55, 68660, 68662± 63, 68665±66, 68711, 68713±14, 68718±20, 68722, 68724±26, 68729±30, 68734±35, 68737±38, 68742, 68746±47, 68752± 53, 68755±56, 68758±61, 68763±67, 68769, 68771±73, 68777±78, 68780±81, 68783, 68786, 68789, 68801±03, 68810, 68812±29, 68831±38, 68840±44, 68846±48, 68850, 68852±56, 68858±66, 68868±76, 68878±83, 68901±02, 68920, 68922± 30, 68932±52, 68954±61, 68963±64, 68966±67, 68969±82, 69001, 69020±46, 69101, 69103, 69120±23, 69125, 69127± 35, 69138, 69140±57, 69161±63, 69165±71, 69201, 69210±12, 69214, 69216±21, 69301, 69331, 69333±37, 69339± 41, 69343, 69345±58, 69360±61, 69363, 69365±67