Ben Nelson
![Ben Nelson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Ben_Nelson_official_photo.jpg)
Nelson was an insurance executive before he entered politics. His first run for office was in 1990, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Governor Kay Orr. He was reelected by a landslide in 1994. He ran for an open U.S. Senate seat in 1996, losing in an upset to Republican Chuck Hagel. He was elected to Nebraska's other Senate seat in 2000, and reelected in 2006. He did not run for a third term in 2012, and was succeeded by Republican Deb Fischer.
Nelson was one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, frequently voting against his party. Provided by Wikipedia
1
Published: 2020