19 Facts About Dave Heineman

David Eugene Heineman was born on May 12,1948 and is an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015.

Dave Heineman took over the governorship after Johanns resigned to become the US Secretary of Agriculture.

Dave Heineman won full four-year terms in the 2006 and 2010 elections.

Dave Heineman was barred by term limits from seeking a third full four-year term in 2014 as the Constitution of Nebraska prohibits governors from seeking a third term.

Dave Heineman lived in a variety of places in eastern Nebraska during his youth, eventually attending high school in Wahoo, Nebraska.

Dave Heineman graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1970.

Dave Heineman served five years in the US Army, leaving with the rank of captain.

Dave Heineman served on the Fremont City Council from 1990 to 1994.

Dave Heineman served two terms as Nebraska State Treasurer from 1995 to 2001.

Dave Heineman was appointed the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska by Governor Mike Johanns on October 1,2001 after David Maurstad resigned to take a post in the administration of George W Bush.

Dave Heineman was elected to his first full term as Nebraska Lieutenant Governor in 2002 as Johanns's running mate.

Dave Heineman had the backing of Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, although he faced a difficult challenge in the Republican primary from former Nebraska Cornhuskers football coach and US Representative Tom Osborne.

Dave Heineman took 49 percent of the more than 197,000 votes cast and Osborne 45 percent.

In June 2011, Dave Heineman became the first sitting governor to endorse Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

Dave Heineman's website describes him as a "leader for Nebraska's agricultural industry", stating that he secured trade deals for the export of wheat, soybeans and other commodities.

Dave Heineman was able to do this after a 2012 state law "let oil pipeline companies take their projects directly to the governor, bypassing the Nebraska Public Service Commission", which Nebraska justices upheld even though a lower court had blocked this law.

Dave Heineman had previously squared off against the Humane Society of the US, a champion of Proposition 2.

In 2019, Dave Heineman announced his support for Janet Palmtag in her candidacy for the Nebraska legislature.

Dave Heineman is married to Sally Ganem, a former elementary school principal.