Tom Carlson

Tom Carlson
Member of the Nebraska Senate from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2007
Preceded by	Ed Schrock
Personal details
Born	(1941-12-09) December 9, 1941 Holdrege, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Northern Colorado University of Iowa

Tom Carlson (born December 9, 1941) is a Nebraska state senator from Holdrege, Nebraska, United States, in the Nebraska Legislature. He is also a financial advisor in Holdrege, Nebraska. Carlson is a candidate for Governor of Nebraska in the 2014 election.^[1]

Personal life

Tom Carlson was born on December 9, 1941 in Holdrege, Nebraska. He attended the University of Northern Colorado, earning a Bachelor of Science in 1963 and a Master of Science in 1964. Carlson received a PhD from the University of Iowa in 1967.

Carlson taught at Taylor University, where he also coached baseball and football prior to returning to Holdrege, Nebraska where he works as a financial advisor.

He is married and has three children. Prior to being elected to the State Legislature, Carlson served on the Holdrege Public School Board for eight years.

State legislature

Carlson was elected in 2006 to represent the 38th Nebraska legislative district with 54 percent of the vote.^[2] In 2010, Carlson run unopposed and was elected to a second consecutive term.^[3] Due to term limits, Carlson is ineligible for a third consecutive term.

The district includes Clay, Franklin, Nuckolls, Phelps, Kearney, Buffalo and Webster counties. Major communities in the district include Blue Hill, Franklin, Holdrege, Nelson, Red Cloud, Superior, Sutton, Clay Center, Minden, and Elm Creek.

Carlson currently serves as the chair of the Natural Resources Committee. He also sits on the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee and the Committee on Committees.

References

Further reading

"Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. Tom Carlson. Retrieved April 26, 2010. 

See also