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Mike Johanns

28th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; 38th Governor of Nebraska
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Summary

JOHANNS, Mike, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Osage, Iowa, June 18, 1950; B.A., St. Mary’s College, Winona, Minn., 1971; J.D., Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr., 1974; practiced law; Lancaster County (Nebr.) Board of Commissioners, 1983-1987; Lincoln City Council, 1989-1991; mayor of Lincoln, Nebr., 1991-1998; governor of Nebraska, 1999-2005; Secretary of Agriculture in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, 2005-2007; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015.

Biographical

  • Full Name: Gov. Michael Owen Johanns
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Pronunciation: mike JO-hans
  • Date of Birth: June 18, 1950 (age: 73)
  • Place of Birth: Osage, Iowa
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Hometown: Osage, Iowa
  • Place of Residence: Omaha, Neb.
  • Previous Occupation: Attorney
Family:
Married: Stephanie Johanns state government official

2 children

Office History

Congressional Offices:

  • U.S. Senate (Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 5, 2015) Retired

    Member, U.S. Senator for Nebraska

Election Results

  • 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Nebraska (Class 2)
    Michael Owen Johanns (Mike), 57.52%
    Republican
    Scott Kleeb, 40.06%
    Democrat
    Kelly Renee Rosberg, 1.44%
    Undetermined

Employment History

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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken in 2012 costing $25,183

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2011 (Amendment), 2010, 2009
Election Candidate: 2008
Stock transaction: 07/08/2014, 04/07/2014, 09/10/2013, 08/10/2012
Termination: 2015
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $85,205.25
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Caught Our Eye

  • Congressman’s African trip funded by Hollywood celebrity’s non-profit

    Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 7, 2014
    Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) received the star treatment despite traveling in a war-torn region.The Eastern Congo Initiative, founded by Ben Affleck, paid for the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in December. The congressman got the chance to meet various government and civil society leaders while getting to witness first-hand some of ECI's projects. read more

  • Former TV game show contestant now staff assistant

    Posted by Nate Hoffman on Oct. 2, 2013
    Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)'s new staff assistant Rob Placek knows a lot of obscure stuff. So much so that he won $25,000 as the youngest contestant ever on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" read more

  • Posted by Jock Friedly on Jan. 17, 2012
    Many hundreds of quarterly lobbying filings are pouring in each day and the number of revolving door congressional staffers is rising daily. One of several this week (already) is Michele Wymer, the former Senate Appropriations professional staff member who has worked for several senators including Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). read more
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