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  1. Jim Pillen
    Jim Pillen41st Governor of Nebraska
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  2. BornDecember 31, 1955 · Columbus, Nebraska, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican

    Jim Pillen - Wikipedia

    • James Douglas Pillen (born December 31, 1955) is an American politician, veterinarian, and livestock producer serving as the 41st and current governor of Nebraska since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Pillen served on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents from 2013 to 2023. See more

    Early life and education

    Pillen was born in Columbus, Nebraska, to Dale and Dorothy Pillen. His parents were farmers. Dale Pillen served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He died at a Columbus hospital in 1999 at age 72. His grandfa… See more

    Career

    Pillen is a practicing veterinarian and also works as chair of Pillen Family Farms. The business, which employs members of Pillen's family, acquired DNA Genetics in 2003. Pillen has also worked as president of the Colu… See more

    Governor of Nebraska

    2022
    Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. Pillen won the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
    Nebraska'… See more

    Personal life

    Pillen and his wife, Suzanne, have four children and seven grandchildren. Pillen is Catholic.
    In December 2024, Pillen sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a horseback … See more

     
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