Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)
U.S. Senator (since January 2000)
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Johanns was governor of Nebraska for six years before being called to Washington as secretary of Agriculture under President George W. Bush. The centerpiece of Johanns' tenure in the Cabinet was the Bush administration's farm bill, which aimed to rein in federal farm subsidies to wealthy individuals. Congress eventually passed its much more generous version of the bill in 2008, overriding the Bush's veto.
By then, Johanns had left the Cabinet to run for the Senate seat vacated by anti-war Republican Chuck Hagel. That kept the seat in Republican hands as Johanns beat Democrat Scott Kleeb to become the junior senator from Nebraska.
- Career History: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (Jan. 2005 to Sept. 2007); Governor of Nebraska (1999 to 2005); Mayor of Lincoln, Neb. (1991 to 1998)
- Birthday: June 18, 1950
- Hometown: Osage, Iowa
- Alma Mater: St. Mary's University, 1971;Creighton University, J.D., 1974
- Spouse: Stephanie
- Religion: Catholic
- Committees: Indian Affairs ; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry ; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ; Veterans Affairs; Environment and Public Works
- DC Office: 1 Russell Courtyard, 202-224-4224
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