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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Oxford University, England
  • PhD, American Conservatism During the Cold War, Yale University
  • MA, Saint John's College, 1998
  • BA, Government, Harvard University, 1990-1994

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Oxford University, England
  • PhD, American Conservatism During the Cold War, Yale University
  • MA, Saint John's College, 1998
  • BA, Government, Harvard University, 1990-1994
  • Former Employee, McKinsey and Company
  • Former Farm Worker, Schlapfer Detassling
  • President, Midland University, 2010-2015
  • Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2007-2009
  • Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Human Services, 2006-2007
  • Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2006
  • Consultant, United States Department of Homeland Security, 2005
  • Chief of Staff, United States Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, 2004-2005
  • Chief of Staff, United States Representative Jeff Fortenberry, 2005
  • Associate Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, 1994-1995

Political Experience

  • Attended, Oxford University, England
  • PhD, American Conservatism During the Cold War, Yale University
  • MA, Saint John's College, 1998
  • BA, Government, Harvard University, 1990-1994
  • Former Employee, McKinsey and Company
  • Former Farm Worker, Schlapfer Detassling
  • President, Midland University, 2010-2015
  • Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2007-2009
  • Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Human Services, 2006-2007
  • Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2006
  • Consultant, United States Department of Homeland Security, 2005
  • Chief of Staff, United States Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, 2004-2005
  • Chief of Staff, United States Representative Jeff Fortenberry, 2005
  • Associate Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, 1994-1995
  • Senator, United States Senate, Nebraska, 2014-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, Nebraska, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate

Former Member, Airland Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, United States Senate

Former Member, Personnel Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, United States Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Member, Joint Economic Committee

Member, Judiciary

Member, Select Committee on Intelligence

Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy

Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

Member, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property

Chair, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance

Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts

Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Oxford University, England
  • PhD, American Conservatism During the Cold War, Yale University
  • MA, Saint John's College, 1998
  • BA, Government, Harvard University, 1990-1994
  • Former Employee, McKinsey and Company
  • Former Farm Worker, Schlapfer Detassling
  • President, Midland University, 2010-2015
  • Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2007-2009
  • Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Human Services, 2006-2007
  • Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2006
  • Consultant, United States Department of Homeland Security, 2005
  • Chief of Staff, United States Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, 2004-2005
  • Chief of Staff, United States Representative Jeff Fortenberry, 2005
  • Associate Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, 1994-1995
  • Senator, United States Senate, Nebraska, 2014-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, Nebraska, 2020
  • Member, Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, present

Other Info

— Awards:

  • George Washington Egleston Award, Yale University; Field Prize Winner, Yale University

Spouse's Occupation:

Former High School Teacher/Guidance Counselor

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- Unknown Position

Energy

Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Unknown Position

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

National Security

1. Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Yes

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Unknown Position

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