Mike Johanns
Michael Owen "Mike" Johanns (born June 18, 1950) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the junior United States Senator from Nebraska. Previously he was the 38th Governor of Nebraska from 1999 to 2005 and was United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2005 to 2007, becoming the fourth Nebraskan to hold the position. On November 4, 2008, Johanns was elected to the United States Senate for the state, becoming one of only two new Republican senators (with Jim Risch of Idaho) heading into the 111th United States Congress.
In 2002 Johanns served as a Chair of the Midwestern Governors Association. He is expected to become Nebraska's senior senator upon the conclusion of retiring Senator Ben Nelson's term in January of 2013.
Read more about Mike Johanns: Early Life, Education, and Law Career, Early Political Career, Governor of Nebraska, Secretary of Agriculture, Personal Life
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