Nebraska Governor
In 1982, Kerrey ran for Governor of Nebraska and defeated incumbent Republican Charles Thone. He served as Governor from 1983 to 1987. In 1986, he served as the Chairman of the Midwestern Governors Association.
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“What should concern Massachusetts is not the Nebraska Bill, nor the Fugitive Slave Bill, but her own slaveholding and servility. Let the State dissolve her union with the slaveholder.... Let each inhabitant of the State dissolve his union with her, as long as she delays to do her duty.”
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