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 Home Address: 21440 Shamrock Circle, Elkhorn, NE 68022
Office Address: Room 1018, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2885
E-mail: dpedersen@leg.ne.gov
Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Committees: Committee on Committees (chairperson); Judiciary; Transportation and Telecommunications
Biography: Born Oct. 20, 1941, in Chamberlain, S.D.
Education: Graduate of Winner (S.D.) High School, 1960. Attended South Dakota State University and South Dakota Southern State Teachers College; graduate of Doane College (B.A. in human relations), 1995.
Family: Married Priscilla Dougherty, April 3, 1970; three children: Andrew, Michaela and Megan; six grandchildren.
Occupation: Substance abuse counselor. Has worked with youth in trouble for 35 years; contracts with Douglas County and the Nebraska Thoroughbred Racetracks to do drug/alcohol education, counseling and treatment; has written, directed and sponsored numerous adolescent alcohol/drug prevention retreats.
Former: accountant and business administrator for International Harvester Co.; lounge/restaurant owner; Boys Town counselor and administrator; rural South Dakota school teacher.
Member: Nebraska and National Associations of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors; Western Douglas County Chamber of Commerce; Elkhorn Eagles Club; St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Men’s Club.
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