The Chamber

Current Office: Governor
First Elected: 01/20/2005
Next Election: Term Limited
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sally Ganem; 1 Child: Sam
Birth date:
Birthplace: Falls City, NE
Home City: Freemont NE
Religion: Methodist

Profession

Fremont Area Office Manager, Nebraska Congressman Doug Bereuter Chief of Staff, Nebraska Congressman Hal Daub Captain, United States Army Proctor and Gamble

Education

BS, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1970

LB 599 Medicaid-funded Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 599A Relating to Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 357 Relating to the Local Option Sales Tax
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 862A Relating to Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Line Item Veto

LB 1020 Relating to Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

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LB 599 Medicaid-funded Prenatal Care for Illegal Immigrants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 599A Relating to Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 357 Relating to the Local Option Sales Tax
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 862A Relating to Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Line Item Veto

LB 1020 Relating to Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 1020A Relating to Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 806 Relating to the State Racing Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 806A Relating to Appropriations for the State Racing Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 1072 Relating to Claims Against the State
Stage: Passage
Vote: Line Item Veto

LB 415 Relating to Contraband in a Detention Facility
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 703 2011 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 521 Requiring Physician Presence During Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 704 2011 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 200 Relating to Low-Income Access to Healthy Foods
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 256 Relating to Horseracing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 22 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 421 Park Entry Permit Fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 204 Requires Blood-Lead Testing Prior to School Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 600 Adopt the Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Assessment Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 861 Alcohol Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 780 PTSD Workers' Compensation Benefits for First Responders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 999 Temporary Prohibition on New Hospital Licenses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 842 Repealing Special Prosecutor Requirement for In-Custody Deaths
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 594 Abortion Screening Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 1103 Prohibiting Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 1048A Regarding Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Line Item Veto

LB 420 Sales Tax Exemption
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 867 Alcohol Shipping Fee Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 675 Requiring Ultrasounds before Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 626 Public Employee Prohibited Activities Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 355 Exempting Cigar Bars from the Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 260 Wrongful Conviction Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 5 Trapping In Rights-of-Way
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 85 Bond Revenue to Fund Streets and Bridges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 1 Establishing an Age Limit on Safe Haven Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 986 Adopt the Electronics Recycling Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 986A Appropriations to enable the adoption of the Electronics Recycling Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 819 Change provisions of the Employment Security Law and the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 1147A Appropriations to enable the changing of provisions relating to retirement and the Nebraska Investment Council
Stage: Passage
Vote: Line Item Veto

LB 1157 Uniform School Testing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 959 2007-2009 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 395 Statewide Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 653 Standard Academic Testing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 551 Sports Arena and Convention Center Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 658 Change provisions relating to Class I and Class VI school districts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 641 School Property Tax and Learning Communities Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 198 Change requirements for campaign messages
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 321 Appropriate funds for state government expenses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 367 Tax Credits and Reductions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Sign

LB 415 Change provisions relating to provisional operator's permits and other operator's licenses and permits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 415A Appropriations bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

LB 106 Change the tax on certain tobacco products
Stage: Passage
Vote: Veto

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