Lavon Lynn Heidemann (born October 24, 1958) is an American politician and farmer who served as the 39th

lieutenant governor of Nebraska The lieutenant governor of Nebraska is the highest-ranking executive official in the State of Nebraska after the Governor of Nebraska, governor. According to the Constitution of Nebraska, Nebraska State Constitution, in the event a governor dies, ...

from February 13, 2013 to September 9, 2014 under Governor

Dave Heineman David Eugene Heineman (born May 12, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 39th treasurer of Nebraska from 1995 to 2001 and 37th lieutenant gove ...

. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Biography

Born in

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, Heidemann graduated from Elk Creek High School in 1977. He was a dairy farmer and member of the Elk Creek Public Schools Board of Education. He is also a member of the local fire district board and attends St. Peter's Lutheran Church. In 2004, Heidemann ran for a seat representing the 1st district in the

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and won. In 2008, he ran unopposed, until his support for an increase in the gas tax prompted Jerry Joy to launch an ultimately unsuccessful write-in campaign. He served as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. In 2012, Heidemann ran for University of Nebraska regent in the 5th district, against Mike Jones. He won with a narrow lead. In 2013, Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy resigned after the ''

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'' revealed that he had made several thousand late-night calls using his state-issued cell phone to four women, none his wife. Governor

named Heidemann the new lieutenant governor on February 13, 2013. In June 2014, Republican gubernatorial candidate

Pete Ricketts John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. A member of the Republican Part ...

named Heidemann as his running mate for the November 2014 election. In September 2014, Heidemann's sister obtained a

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against him, alleging that he had physically assaulted her in the course of a dispute over the care of their elderly mother. Heidemann resigned from his post as lieutenant governor and withdrew from the Ricketts ticket. Heineman appointed Omaha legislator John E. Nelson to replace Heidemann as lieutenant governor; Ricketts named State Auditor Mike Foley as his new running mate."Heineman names new Neb. lieutenant governor".KETV.
2014-09-29. Retrieved 2015-02-11.

References

External links

*''Follow the Money'' – Lavon Heidemann
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campaign contributions * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heidemann, Lavon 1958 births Living people Lieutenant governors of Nebraska Republican Party Nebraska state senators People from Pawnee City, Nebraska 21st-century members of the Nebraska Legislature