Ben Nelson

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Ben Nelson is an American politician who served as the Democratic U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013 and previously as the state's governor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
United States senator
governor
human
academicDegree Juris Doctor
bachelor's degree
birthPlace McCook, Nebraska, United States
committeeMembership Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations
surface form: Senate Appropriations Committee

United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
surface form: Senate Armed Services Committee
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1941-05-17
educatedAt University of Nebraska College of Law
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
endTime 1999-01-07 (as Governor of Nebraska)
2013-01-03 (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
familyName Nelson
givenName Earl
hasChild Ben Nelson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ben Nelson Jr.

Brooke Nelson
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableWork Key vote in passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Negotiation of Medicaid funding provision sometimes called the "Cornhusker Kickback"
occupation insurance executive
lawyer
officeContested Governor of Nebraska
President of the United States
United States senator from Nebraska
positionHeld Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Chief of Staff to Nebraska Governor James Exon
Director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance
Executive Vice President of the Central National Insurance Group
Governor of Nebraska
United States senator
precededBy Bob Kerrey
surface form: Bob Kerrey (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)

Kay Orr (as Governor of Nebraska)
religion Methodism
represented Nebraska
residence Nebraska
sexOrGender male
spouse Diane Nelson
startTime 1991-01-09 (as Governor of Nebraska)
2001-01-03 (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
succeededBy Deb Fischer (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
Mike Johanns (as Governor of Nebraska)
votedOn Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Affordable Care Act
surface form: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
workLocation Lincoln, Nebraska
Washington, D.C.

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Ben Nelson hasChild Ben Nelson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ben Nelson Jr.
Nelson hasNotableBearer Ben Nelson