Charlie Janssen

Charlie Janssen (born January 15, 1971) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, Jansen served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2009 to 2014; in 2014, he was elected Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts.

Charlie Janssen
Auditor of Nebraska
Assumed office
January 8, 2015
GovernorPete Ricketts
Preceded byMike Foley
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 15th district
In office
January 2009 – December 2014
Preceded byRay Janssen
Succeeded byDavid Schnoor
Personal details
Born (1971-01-15) January 15, 1971
Fremont, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationWayne State College (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website
Charlie Janssen gubernatorial campaign, 2014

Janssen was born in Fremont, Nebraska. He graduated with a BS from Wayne State College in 1997.[1] Janssen served in the United States Navy from 1989 to 1993.[2] He lives in Fremont, and has two children, Charlie Jr. and Betsy Anne.

Janssen served on the Fremont City Council before being elected to the Nebraska legislature. In 2008, he was elected to represent the 15th Nebraska legislative district replacing his uncle, Ray Janssen of Nickerson.[3] In the Legislature, he sat on the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs, Intergovernmental Cooperation, and Transportation and Telecommunications committees. He briefly proposed an amendment to LB403 (a bill mandating the use of E-Verify for public employers, public contractors and companies seeking state tax breaks) which would have overturned the Dream Act of 2006 in Nebraska,[4] however he later withdrew his amendment.

Janssen successfully ran as the Republican nominee for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts in the 2014 election to succeed Mike Foley and was sworn in on January 8, 2015.[5]

Janssen was reelected in 2018 amidst controversy involving being discovered drinking at local bars for hours at a time during workdays on multiple occasions.[6]

References
  1. "Sen. Charlie Janssen (R-Nebraska) biography". Congress.org. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. "Senator Charlie Janssen's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "OUR VIEW: Thank you, Sen. Janssen". Fremonttribune.com. February 28, 2009. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  5. "Pete Ricketts sworn in as 40th governor of Nebraska". Associated Press. January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. Bureau, Paul Hammel World-Herald. "State Auditor Charlie Janssen overcomes publicity about long lunches at bar to keep his seat". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Mike Foley		 Auditor of Nebraska
2015–present		 Incumbent
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