Chuck Hagel
Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel (born October 4, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 1996 and was reelected in 2002.
Born in North Platte, Nebraska, he graduated from the Brown Institute for Radio and Television in 1966 and from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army infantry, attaining the rank of Sergeant (E-5) from 1967–68 while serving during the Vietnam War. Hagel is a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran, receiving the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
In August 2004, Hagel acknowledged that he is considering a presidential campaign in 2008. He spoke to the Iowa delegation at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Voting Machines' Controversy
Hagel is the former head of American Information Systems Inc. (AIS), which changed its name to Electronic Systems & Software (ES&S) in 1997. ES&S currently provides a very large percentage of inauditable "black box" voting machines. These machines have been the focus of intense scrutiny since the 2000 Presidential election due to their susceptibility to fraud and tampering.
In 1996, Chuck Hagel ran for the US Senate against Ben Nelson, who was the governor of Nebraska at the time (Ben Nelson was later elected to the US Senate in 2000.) Although many people believed he had no chance of winning at all, he won a stunning upset in the election, receiving 54% of the votes. Six years later he overwhelmingly won re-election in 2002 with over 83% of the vote, the largest margin of victory in any statewide race in Nebraska history.
Since his election to the Senate in 1996, Hagel has served as deputy whip for the Republican Caucus. He has been chair of both the Senate Global Climate Change Observer Group and the Senate Oversight Task Force. He serves as co-chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. He also serves on the NATO Observer Group. Senator Hagel is a member of three Senate committees: Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; and the Select Committee on Intelligence.
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| Preceded by: J. James Exon | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Nebraska 1997- | Succeeded by: Incumbent |
| Nebraska Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress. | |
| Senators | Ben Nelson, Chuck Hagel |
| Representatives | Jeff Fortenberry, Lee Terry, Tom Osborne |
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Congressional Delegations by State | |
Categories: 1946 births | Vietnam War veterans | United States Senators | Nebraska politicians