Mike Foley

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Mike Foley (b. 1954) is Nebraska state auditor from Lincoln, Nebraska and formerly in the Nebraska Legislature. He is a registered appraiser.

[edit] Personal life

MikeFoley knows no boundries.He currently is in the theater office at North Quincy High, soon he will depart for china by blue herin, cuzhe can do that, he just can.

He was born on April 5, 1954, in Rochester, New York and graduated from Bishop Kearney High School in 1972, the State University of New York at Brockport in 1976, and Michigan State University with an M.B.A. He worked summer in the offices of congressman Michael J. Harrington. For 18 years, he was the director of financial analysis for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in Washington, DC. Prior to that position he was a consultant with Kirschner Associates. He is married to Susan (Seiker) Foley and they have six children and are members of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

[edit] State Legislature

He was elected in 2000 to represent the 29th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2004. He sat on the Judiciary and the Transportation and Telecommunications committees. He resigned in January, 2007 to become state auditor after winning a statewide election for that position in the 2006 election cycle. During his years in the State Legislature he was widely known as an aggressive advocate for the rights of unborn children and he successfully championed five pro-life bills to the governor's desk.

[edit] Auditor of Public Accounts

On November 7, 2006 Foley defeated incumbent Democrat Kate Witek to become Nebraska State Auditor.

Preceded by LaVon Crosby	Nebraska state senator-district 29 2001 - 2007	Succeeded by Tony Fulton
Preceded by Kate Witek	Nebraska state auditor 2007 – present	Incumbent