Sen. Rick Holdcroft

District 36
Room 10th Floor
P.O. Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2642
Email: rholdcroft@leg.ne.gov
Committee Assignments
  • Agriculture
  • General Affairs
  • Judiciary
  • Legislature's Planning Committee
  • Justice Reinvestment Oversight (LB605)
  • Statewide Tourism And Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability (LB406)
  • LR178 Select Interim Committee
  • Legislative Oversight Review Special Committee

Biography

Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 2022

Born Jan. 8, 1954, in San Diego, Calif.

Education: Graduate of Key West High School, Key West, Fla., 1972; University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S. in electrical engineering), 1976; Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., 1982.

Military service: Surface warfare officer, U.S. Navy, 1976-2005.

Family: Married Mary Jo Heinen, May 14, 1976; five children: Michael, Kimberly, Valerie, Richard and Amy.

Occupation: Retired U.S. naval officer and aerospace executive

Member: Knights of Columbus (Grand Knight Council, 2006-08); Bellevue Rotary Club (president, 2010-11); Nebraska Navy League; Air Force Association; USS Omaha Commissioning Committee.

Former member: Nebraska Alumni Association ROTC and Military Affiliate

Honors and awards: Legion of Merit; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (5); 2019 Nebraska Knight of the Year; 2019 Nebraska Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award.