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Mike Moser (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician.
Personal life
Moser was born on September 18, 1951 in Fremont, Nebraska. He is married to Jan Moser.
Education
Moser graduated from Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus, Nebraska, in 1969. He earned his associate degree at Central Community college and graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1975 with a bachelor's degree.
Career
Moser was mayor of Columbus from 2004 to 2016. In 2010, he tried to run for the Nebraska Legislature in Nebraska's 22nd district. He advanced in the primary but lost the general election to Paul Schumacher.
Eight years later, Moser ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the same district as his predecessor was unable to run again due to term limits. He easily won that election with 64.3% of the votes against Doug Oertwich. He was sworn in as senator on January 9, 2019.
On May 25, 2020, Moser was hospitalized due to COVID-19.
Electoral history
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Moser (incumbent) | 6,549 | 76.14 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roy M. Zach | 1,054 | 12.25 | |
| Democratic | Mike Goos | 998 | 11.60 | |
| Total votes | 8,601 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Moser (incumbent) | 9,561 | 80.24 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roy M. Zach | 2,355 | 19.76 | |
| Total votes | 11,916 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Moser | 3,578 | 56.12 | |
| Republican | Doug Oertwich | 1,366 | 21.42 | |
| Democratic | Francis P. Kuehler | 1,102 | 17.28 | |
| Independent | Kenneth G. Leischner | 330 | 5.18 | |
| Total votes | 6,376 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Moser | 7,896 | 64.30 | |
| Republican | Doug Oertwich | 4,383 | 35.70 | |
| Total votes | 12,279 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Paul Schumacher | 1,877 | 33.87 | |
| Republican | Mike Moser | 1,873 | 33.80 | |
| Republican | Rebecca J. Rayman | 1,257 | 22.68 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roy M. Zach | 535 | 9.65 | |
| Total votes | 5,542 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Paul Schumacher | 4,974 | 52.18 | |
| Republican | Mike Moser | 4,558 | 47.82 | |
| Total votes | 9,532 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||