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Sen. Ron Raikes (District 25, Lincoln)

Sen. Ron RaikesHome Address: 3221 S. 76th St., Lincoln, NE 68506

Office: Room 1110, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509

Phone: (402) 471-2731

E-Mail: rraikes@leg.ne.gov

Appointed to Nebraska Legislature: May 15, 1997, to replace Jerome Warner, who died; elected 1998, 2000, 2004

Committees: Education (chairperson); Revenue; Committee on Committees; Education Commission of the States; Midwestern Higher Education Compact Commission

Biography: Born March 11, 1943, in Lincoln.
Education: Graduate of Ashland High School; Iowa State University (B.S. in farm operation); University of California-Davis (M.S. in agriculture business management, Ph.D. in agriculture economics).
Family: Wife, Helen; three children: Heather, Abbie and Justin.
Occupation: Farmer.
Member: Nebraska Farm Business Association, Agriculture Builders of Nebraska, Nebraska Agriculture Relations Council, Nebraska Land Improvement Contractors Association.
Former: Member, Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, 1983-87.