Timothy J. "Tim" Gragert (born February 26, 1959) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the sm ...

from the 40th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 9, 2019.

Early life and education

Gragert was born and raised in Creighton, Nebraska. He graduated from Creighton Community High School in 1977 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in natural resources from the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was known as the Univer ...

in 1985.

Career

Gragert served in the

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from 1977 to 1981. He was then a fireman in the Nebraska Air National Guard from 1982 to 1985 and a helicopter pilot in the

Nebraska Army National Guard The Nebraska Army National Guard is a group of Army National Guard units in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Adjutant General for these units is Major General Daryl L. Bohac, who was announced as the new Deputy Director of the Army National Guard ...

. He also served in the

Natural Resources Conservation Service Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners and ...

. Gragert was elected to the

in November 2018 and assumed office on January 9, 2019. During his first year in the legislature, he authored legislation to create the Healthy Soils Task Force. Gragert will not seek re-election in 2022.

References

1959 births Living people People from Creighton, Nebraska Nebraska National Guard personnel Republican Party Nebraska state senators University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni {{Nebraska-politician-stub