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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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ben Nelson Jr. | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States senator ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Juris Doctor
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bachelor's degree ⓘ |
| birthPlace | McCook, Nebraska, United States ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Senate Committee on Appropriations ⓘ
surface form:
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States Senate Committee on Armed Services ⓘ
surface form:
Senate Armed Services Committee
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-05-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Nebraska College of Law
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln ⓘ |
| endTime |
1999-01-07 (as Governor of Nebraska)
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2013-01-03 (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska) ⓘ |
| familyName | Nelson ⓘ |
| givenName | Earl ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Ben Nelson
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surface form:
Ben Nelson Jr.
Brooke Nelson ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Key vote in passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Negotiation of Medicaid funding provision sometimes called the "Cornhusker Kickback" ⓘ |
| occupation |
insurance executive
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lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Governor of Nebraska
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President of the United States ⓘ United States senator from Nebraska ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
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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
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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)
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2001-01-03 (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska) ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Deb Fischer (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
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Mike Johanns (as Governor of Nebraska) ⓘ |
| votedOn |
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
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Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ⓘ Affordable Care Act ⓘ
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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| workLocation |
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Ben Nelson Jr.