Chris Beutler

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Chris Beutler (b. 1944) is a Nebraska state senator in the Nebraska Legislature and a development consultant from Lincoln, Nebraska.

He was born on Nov. 14, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Omaha Benson High School in 1962, Yale University in 1966, and University of Nebraska's Law college in 1973. He was a U.S. Peace Corps teacher in Turkey 1966 to 1967 and 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971. He has four children, daughters Alexa Beutler, Erica Beutler, Mikahla Beutler, and son Sam Beutler, as well as five grandchildren.

He was elected in 1978 to represent the 28th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 1982. He resigned in 1986 and was reelected in 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002. He currently sits on the Appropriations, Executive Board, and Reference committees and the chairperson of the Legislative Performance Audit committee. Beutler announced on September 15, 2006 that he is running for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. Because of term limits, Beutler is not eligible for another consecutive legislative term. Fellow democrat, mayor Coleen Seng, has chosen not to seek re-election.