Roger Wehrbein

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Roger Wehrbein (b. 1938) is a Nebraska state senator in the Nebraska Legislature.

Born on August 18, 1938 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from Plattsmouth High School and the Agriculture College of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1962 and was a U.S. Army Reserve company commander.

He was elected to the legislature representing Nebraska's Legislative 2nd district centered in Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 1986, and reelected four times from 1990 to 2002. He currently sits on the Agriculture, General Affairs, Government, and the Military and Veterans Affairs Committees.

He was commissioner for Cass County, Nebraska and Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association president, and currently an elder in Plattsmouth First Presbyterian Church.

[edit] Honors/awards

• Nebraska Hall of Agriculture Achievement
• Omaha Agribusiness Club Gamma Sigma Delta honoree, 1999
• Nebraska Agribusiness Club honoree, 1980
• Alpha Gamma Rho outstanding alumnus, 1976, 1981
• Omaha Area Kiwanis Farm Family of the Year, 1984
• UNL Block and Bridle Club honoree, 1993.
• Alternate delegate, 1996 Republican National Convention

Preceded by Calvin Carsten

Nebraska state senator-district 2 1987-2007

Succeeded by Dave Pankonin

[edit] References

1. Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. Sen. Roger Wehrbein. Retrieved on March 14, 2006.