Joe Kelly (attorney)

Lieutenant governor of Nebraska (born 1956)

For other people named Joseph Kelly, see Joseph Kelly (disambiguation).

Joe Kelly

42nd Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 5, 2023
Governor| Jim Pillen
Preceded by| Mike Foley
United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
In office
February 23, 2018 – February 28, 2021
President| Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded by| Deborah R. Gilg
Succeeded by| Jan Sharp (acting)
Personal details
Born|

Joseph Patrick Kelly

(1956-03-17) March 17, 1956 (age 67)
Lexington, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party| Republican
Education| University of Nebraska (BA, JD)

Joseph Patrick Kelly (born March 17, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who is the 42nd lieutenant governor of Nebraska, since 2023. He served as the United States attorney for the District of Nebraska from 2018 to 2021. He formally serves as chief of the criminal division for the attorney general of Nebraska.

## Early life and education[edit]

Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Nebraska in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1981.[1]

## Career[edit]

Kelly began his legal career in the Lancaster County Attorney's office from 1981 to 1985. He then served as an associate with Berniger, Berg and Diverin Colorado Springs, Colorado, from 1987 to 1990.[1][2] He later returned to the Lancaster County Attorney's office as the deputy Lancaster County attorney. He was elected Lancaster County Attorney in 2010 and again in 2014. He has prosecuted a variety of crimes including homicide, robbery, sexual assault, and white collar.

In 2018, he was appointed to be the U.S. Attorney for Nebraska by President Donald Trump. On February 15, 2018, his nomination to be a U.S. attorney was confirmed by voice vote in the U.S. Senate. He was sworn in on February 23, 2018. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[3] He resigned on February 28, 2021.[4]

Following his time at a U.S. attorney, he served as Criminal Bureau Chief for the Nebraska Attorney General until Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen announced Kelly as his running mate in 2022.[5] He was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Nebraska on January 5, 2023.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of United States Attorney Nominations and Third Wave of United States Marshal Nominations". whitehouse.gov. November 17, 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017 - via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ^ Johnson, Riley; Walton, Don (November 17, 2017). "White House taps Joe Kelly as U.S. attorney for Nebraska". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
3. ^ Balsamo, Michael (February 9, 2021). "Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
4. ^ "U.S. Attorney for Nebraska Joe Kelly resigns". www.1011now.com. February 10, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
5. ^ "Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen announces running mate." www.1011now.com. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Biography at U.S. Department of Justice
* Appearances on C-SPAN

Legal offices

Preceded by

Deborah R. Gilg

|  United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
2018–2021  | Succeeded by

Jan Sharp
Acting

Party political offices
Preceded by

Mike Foley

|  Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
2022 | Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by

Mike Foley

|  Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
2023–present  | Incumbent

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Statewide political officials of Nebraska

U.S. senators|

* Deb Fischer
* Pete Ricketts

State government|

* Jim Pillen, Governor
* Joe Kelly, Lieutenant Governor
* Bob Evnen, Secretary of State
* Mike Hilgers, Attorney General
* Tom Briese, Treasurer
* Mike Foley, Auditor

Legislature|

* Joe Kelly, President
* John Arch, Speaker
* Ray Aguilar, Acting Executive Board Chair and Executive Board Vice Chair

Supreme Court|

* Michael Heavican, Chief Justice
* Stephanie F. Stacy
* Lindsey Miller-Lerman
* William B. Cassel
* Jeffrey J. Funke
* Jonathan Papik
* John Freudenberg, Associate Justices

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Lieutenant governors in the United States

Vice President of the United States: ▌Kamala Harris (D)

▌Ainsworth (R)

▌Dahlstrom (R)

▌Fontes (D)1

▌Rutledge (R)

▌Kounalakis (D)

▌Primavera (D)

▌Bysiewicz (D)

▌Hall-Long (D)

▌Nuñez (R)

▌Jones (R)

▌Luke (D)

▌Bedke (R)

▌Stratton (D)

▌Crouch (R)

▌Gregg (R)

▌Toland (D)

▌Coleman (D)

▌Nungesser (R)

▌Jackson (D)2

▌A. Miller (D)

▌Driscoll (D)

▌Gilchrist (D)

▌Flanagan (D)

▌Hosemann (R)

▌Kehoe (R)

▌Juras (R)

▌Kelly (R)

▌Anthony (R)

▌Bradley (R)2

▌Way (D)

▌Morales (D)

▌Delgado (D)

▌Robinson (R)

▌T. Miller (R)

▌Husted (R)

▌Pinnell (R)

▌Read (D)4

▌Davis (D)

▌Matos (D)

▌Evette (R)

▌Rhoden (R)

▌McNally (R)2

▌Patrick (R)

▌Henderson (R)

▌Zuckerman (P)

▌Sears (R)

▌Heck (D)

▌Blair (R)2

▌Rodriguez (D)

▌Gray (R)1

Federal districts:

▌Mendelson (D)3

Territories:

▌Ale (D)

▌Tenorio (D)

▌Apatang (I)

▌Marrero (PNP)1

▌Roach (D)

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* ▌Democratic: 26 (22 states, 3 territories, 1 district)
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* ▌Vermont Progressive: 1

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▌Rutledge (R), ▌Hester (R)

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▌Fenberg (D), ▌Coleman (D)

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▌Hall-Long (D), ▌Sokola (D)

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▌Jones (R), ▌Kennedy (R)

▌Kouchi (D)

▌Bedke (R), ▌Winder (R)

▌Harmon (D), ▌Cunningham (D)

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▌Gilchrist (D), ▌Moss (D)

▌Champion (D), ▌Rest (D)

▌Hosemann (R), ▌Kirby (R)

▌Kehoe (R), ▌Rowden (R)

▌Ellsworth (R), ▌Bogner (R)

▌Kelly (R), ▌Arch (R)*

▌Anthony (R), ▌Spearman (D)

▌Bradley (R), ▌Gray (R)

▌Scutari (D), ▌Cunningham (D)

▌Morales (D), ▌Stewart (D)

▌Delgado (D), ▌Stewart-Cousins (D)

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▌Davis (D), ▌Ward (R)

▌Ruggerio (D), ▌Gallo (D)

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▌Patrick (R), ▌Schwertner (R)

▌Adams (R)

▌Zuckerman (D), ▌Baruth (D)

▌Sears (R), ▌Lucas (D)

▌Heck (D), ▌Keiser (D)

▌Blair (R), ▌Boley (R)

▌Kapenga (R), ▌Testin (R)

▌Driskill (R)

Federal districts:

▌Mendelson (D)*

Territories:

▌Fruean (I)

▌Terlaje (D)*

▌DeLeon Guerrero (R)

▌Dalmau (PPD), ▌González (PPD)

▌Francis (D)*

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▌Ledbetter (R), ▌Pringle (R)

▌Tilton (R/C)

▌Toma (R), ▌Grantham (R)

▌Shepherd (R), ▌Eubanks (R)

▌Rivas (D), ▌Wood (D)

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▌Longhurst (D)

▌Renner (R), ▌Clemons (R)

▌Burns (R), ▌Jones (R)

▌Saiki (D)

▌Moyle (R)

▌Welch (D), ▌Gordon-Booth (D)

▌Huston (R), ▌Karickhoff (R)

▌Grassley (R), ▌Wills (R)

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▌Osborne (R), ▌Meade (R)

▌Schexnayder (R), ▌Magee (R)

▌Talbot Ross (D)

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▌Mariano (D), ▌Hogan (D)

▌Tate (D), ▌Pohutsky (D)

▌Hortman (D), ▌Wolgamott (D)

▌Gunn (R), ▌White (R)

▌Plocher (R), ▌Henderson (R)

▌Regier (R), ▌Knudsen (R)

▌Kelly (R), ▌Arch (R)*

▌Yeager (D), ▌Monroe-Moreno (D)

▌Packard (R), ▌Sanborn (R)

▌Coughlin (D), ▌Wimberly (D)

▌Martínez (D)

▌Heastie (D), ▌Aubry (D)

▌Moore (R), ▌Stevens (R)

▌Johnson (R)

▌Stephens (R), ▌Oelslager (R)

▌McCall (R), ▌Hilbert (R)

▌Rayfield (D), ▌Holvey (D)

▌McClinton (D)

▌Shekarchi (D), ▌Kennedy (D)

▌Smith (R), ▌Pope (R)

▌Bartels (R), ▌Stevens (R)

▌Sexton (R), ▌Marsh (R)

▌Phelan (R), ▌Geren (R)

▌Schultz (R), ▌Dunnigan (R)

▌Krowinski (D)

▌Gilbert (R)

▌Jinkins (D), ▌Orwall (D)

▌Hanshaw (R), ▌Espinosa (R)

▌Vos (R), ▌Petersen (R)

▌Sommers (R), ▌Stith (R)

Federal districts:

▌Mendelson (D)*

Territories:

▌Ale (R)

▌Terlaje (D)*

▌Villagomez (I)

▌Hernández (PPD/D), ▌Varela (PPD/D)

▌Francis (D)*

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* Luedtke
* McGinley
* Nichol
* Moul
* Robak
* Maurstad
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* Heidemann
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