Roland Alfred Luedtke (January 4, 1924 – July 22, 2005) was an American politician who served as the 31st

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from 1979 to 1983. Luedtke was born in

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, on January 4, 1924, to Alfred C. and Carolina (Senne) Luedtke. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1942 he served in

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in the U.S. Army. He then attended

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and received a bachelor's degree in 1949 followed by a law degree. Luedtke served as Nebraska Deputy Secretary of State from 1953 to 1959. In November 1966 he was first elected to the

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. He became Speaker of the Legislature in 1977.(6 January 1994)
Two Women Chair Committees
'' McCook Daily Gazette''(24 August 1976)
Own Issue Confronts 'Right to Die' Advocate
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'' (AP story) He was elected lieutenant governor and served in that position from 1979 to 1983. He was next elected as the mayor of Lincoln, serving from 1983 to 1987.(7 May 1987)
INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR HUDNUT WINS GOP PRIMARY
''Chicago Tribune'' ("n Lincoln, Neb., Democratic state Sen. Bill Harris was elected mayor in a nonpartisan race, defeating Republican Roland Luedtke.")Sharp, Nanch Weatherly & James Roger Sharp (eds.
American legislative leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994
p. 162-63 (1997)
lincoln.ne.gov, Retrieved February 14, 2012 Luedtke married Helen D. Snyder on December 1, 1951, and they had two sons. He was diagnosed with

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in his later years, and died on July 22, 2005., nebraskahistory.org, Retrieved February 14, 2012(23 July 2005)
Former Lt. Governor Dies
'' WOWT-TV''

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