NAME

James Exon

OCCUPATION

Governor

BIRTH DATE

9 Aug 1921 (age 104)

EDUCATION

University of Nebraska Omaha

PLACE OF BIRTH

Geddes, South Dakota

FULL NAME

John James

ZODIAC SIGN

Leo

John James \"Jim\" Exon (August 9, 1921-- June 10, 2005) was an American Democratic political leader. He functioned as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and also as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never ever shed an election, and the only Democrat to hold Nebraska\'s Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. He was elected and re-elected governor in 1970 as well as 1974, chosen to the Senate in 1978, as well as re-elected in 1984 as well as 1990. He is the only Nebraskan besides George Norris, the architect of Nebraska\'s unicameral legislature, to win five successive statewide elections.

John James "Jim" Exon (August 9, 1921-- June 10, 2005) was an American Democratic political leader. He functioned as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and also as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never ever shed an election, and the only Democrat to hold Nebraska's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. He was elected and re-elected governor in 1970 as well as 1974, chosen to the Senate in 1978, as well as re-elected in 1984 as well as 1990. He is the only Nebraskan besides George Norris, the architect of Nebraska's unicameral legislature, to win five successive statewide elections.

Early Career

Exon was born in Geddes, South Dakota, in 1921 and went to the University of Omaha in between 1939 and also 1941. During World War II, Exon served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

After the battle, he functioned as the branch supervisor of a financial solutions organization. He founded Exon Office Supplies in Lincoln in 1953 and also functioned as its head of state until 1971. In 1972, when Esso transformed its name to Exxon, it asked Gov. Exon for his permission. He got no financial compensation from the company.

Governor of Nebraska 1971-- 1979.

Exon's initial bid for public office was his effective advocate Governor of Nebraska, defeating incumbent Republican Norbert Tiemann. The term of the Governor had been encompassed four years starting with Tiemann's win in 1966. Exon was re-elected in a landslide in 1974 and also came to be the initial Nebraska Governor to offer eight years because placement.

His duplicated vetoes of the law-makers's spending programs gained Exon the credibility as a budgetary conventional. He banned 141 costs in his final 7 years as Governor or an average of 20 a year. Because of his ability to control expenses and his hesitation to raise tax obligations, Exon won the support of lots of Nebraskans that normally elected Republican.

Final Years 1997-- 2005.

After his retired life, Exon served on a Committee established by Congress and also led by John M. Deutch on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. In the report, Exon warned of the threats if such tools fell into the hands of terrorists and recommended the development of a firm with a similar part to the Department of Homeland Security.

He was dealt with for cancer in the ins 2013 of his life, although he asserted in 2003 that it wasn't "extremely deadly". Exon died of organic reasons in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 10, 2005. He was the very first person to lie in state for public watching in the rotunda of the State Capitol structure.

He offered as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and also as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never ever lost an election, and the only Democrat to hold Nebraska's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. Exon's first bid for public workplace was his successful campaign for Governor of Nebraska, defeating incumbent Republican Norbert Tiemann. Exon was re-elected in a landslide in 1974 and also became the first Nebraska Governor to offer 8 years in that position.

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University of Nebraska Omaha

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9 Aug 1921, Geddes, South Dakota, married to Patricia Exon

Exon's popularity as Governor carried over to his 1978 campaign for the U.S. Senate, and he was elected with 68 percent of the vote. He had a reputation as a moderate Democrat, often working with Republicans on fiscal and military issues. While serving on the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, Exon was a strong defender of the B-2 stealth bomber.

In 1984, Exon had the closest election in his political career due to the popularity of President Ronald Reagan, eventually winning re-election by 25,000 votes. He was re-elected again in 1990.

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