Robert Barnett Evnen (born 1952) is an American attorney and Republican politician in the state of Nebraska. He is the 27th Secretary of State of Nebraska, serving since 2019.[2]
Bob Evnen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 27th Secretary of State of Nebraska | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2019 | |
| Governor | Pete Ricketts Jim Pillen |
| Preceded by | John A. Gale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Barnett Evnen[1] September 29, 1952[citation needed] Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Michigan State University (BA) University of Southern California (JD) |
Legal career
editEvnen graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in social science in 1974 and from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1977.[3] He was a partner at the Lincoln, Nebraska law firm Woods & Aitken, LLP for 32 years, where he practiced labor and employment law.[2][4] He is licensed to practice law in Nebraska, Iowa, and California (inactive).[5][1]
Political career
editEvnen served as a member of the State Board of Education,[2] following his appointment by Governor Dave Heineman in 2005 and he was elected to a full term in 2008.[6] He also served as general counsel to the Nebraska Republican Party and as campaign treasurer for U.S. Senator Deb Fischer.[7]
In the 2018 elections, Evnen ran for Secretary of State of Nebraska.[6] He won the election, defeating Spencer Danner, the Democratic Party nominee,[8] and was sworn into office on January 10, 2019.[9] Evnen supported Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson's decision to sign on to a lawsuit contesting the 2020 United States presidential election.[10] Evnen's office later investigated allegations of voter fraud, saying that they "haven't found any validity or merit" to them.[11]
Evnen ran for a second term in the 2022 election.[12] He defeated two Republican opponents in the primary election, both of whom had endorsed President Donald Trump's false allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election,[13] and won reelection without opposition from the Democratic Party.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Robert Barnett Evnen #76351 - Attorney Licensee Search". members.calbar.ca.gov.
- ^ a b c "Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen". State of Nebraska. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Evnen, Perrell face off in Secretary of State race | Election2018". Star Herald. starherald.com. May 9, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Robert B. Evnen - Of Counsel". Woods Aitken. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Robert B. Evnen". Nebraska State Bar. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Duggan, Joe (April 18, 2017). "Lincoln attorney Bob Evnen to run for Nebraska secretary of state, says he'd push for voter ID law | Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. omaha.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ Walton, Don (April 14, 2017). "Evnen ready to enter race for secretary of state | Regional Government". Lincoln Journal Star. journalstar.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ Liewer, Steve (November 6, 2018). "Bob Evnen elected Nebraska secretary of state | Elections". Omaha World-Herald. omaha.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "New Secretary of State sworn in". www.1011now.com (Press release). KOLN. January 10, 2019.
- ^ Walton, Don. "Nebraska joins lawsuit challenging presidential electoral process". JournalStar.com.
- ^ "Evnen faces two challengers in GOP primary for Nebraska Secretary of State". May 6, 2022.
- ^ Peteren, Ron (April 20, 2022). "Three vie for secretary of state". Norfolk Daily News.
- ^ "Evnen fends off two challengers to win GOP primary for secretary of state".
- ^ Humphries, Jon. "Republicans win lopsided races statewide". The Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at Vote Smart
- "Robert B. Evnen". Legal Team: Attorneys. Woods & Aitken LLP. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2018.