John Harms | |
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| Member of theNebraska Legislature from the 48th district | |
| In office 2007–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Adrian Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Stinner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-02-17)February 17, 1940 (age 85) Bayard, Nebraska |
| Political party | non-partisan |
| Residence | Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
| Alma mater | Chadron State College |
John N. Harms (born February 17, 1940) is a politician from the U.S. state ofNebraska. He served two terms in theNebraska Legislature from 2007 to 2015. Harms is a former president ofWestern Nebraska Community College.
Harms graduated from Morrill High School in 1958. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master of science degree in secondary education fromChadron State College and an Ed.D. in higher educational administration fromMontana State University. He began his professional career as a high school teacher inGering, Nebraska and served in a variety of educational positions culminating with the presidency ofWestern Nebraska Community College, a position he attained in 1976.
In 2006, Harms retired from the college to run for the state legislature. He defeated Gering dentist George Schlothauer, winning 58% of the vote to Schlothauer's 42%.[1][2]
Harms ran unopposed for re-election to his legislative seat in 2010.[3]
Due to Nebraska's term-limits law, Harms was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term in 2014.[4] He was succeeded byJohn Stinner.[5]
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