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American politician (1943–2009)

Ron Raikes
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 25th district
In office
May 15, 1997 – 2009
Preceded byJerome Warner
Succeeded byKathy Campbell
Personal details
Born(1943-03-11)March 11, 1943
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 2009(2009-09-05) (aged 66)
Ashland, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partynon-partisan

Ronald Eugene "Ron" Raikes (March 11, 1943 – September 5, 2009) was a farmer and former Nebraska state senator from Lincoln, Nebraska, in the Nebraska Legislature.

Personal life

He was born on March 11, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and graduated from Ashland High School. He was a member of FarmHouse Fraternity ('62) and graduated from Iowa State University in farm operations, University of California-Davis with a master's in agriculture business management and a Ph.D. in agriculture economics. He is a former member of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board and current member of the Nebraska Farm Business Association, Nebraska Agriculture Relations Council, Nebraska Land Improvement Contractors Association, and Agriculture Builders of Nebraska.

State legislature

He was appointed to the legislature on May 15, 1997, to replace Jerome Warner, who had died. He was elected in 1998 to represent the 25th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2000 and 2004. He chaired the Education committee, sat on the Revenue committee, the Education Commission of the States, and Midwestern Higher Education Compact.

Death

Raikes was found under a piece of farming equipment, believed to be a hay grinder, at 10:36 pm on September 5, 2009, in Ashland, Nebraska. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:07 pm.

His death was described as an accident and the Saunders County Attorney ordered an autopsy on his body.

See also

References

  1. ""Former Nebraska state Senator Raikes dead." Archived September 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine BNO News. September 6, 2009.
Preceded byJerome Warner Nebraska state senator-district 25
1997–2009 		Succeeded byKathy Campbell


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