Allen J. Beermann
{{Short description|American politician (born 1940)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Allen J. Beermann
| office = Secretary of State of Nebraska
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|01|14}}
| image = Allen J. Beermann Nebraska 1972.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 1972
| birth_place = Sioux City, Iowa or Dakota County, Nebraska
| party = Republican
| governor = Norbert Tiemann
J. James Exon
Charles Thone
Bob Kerrey
Kay A. Orr
Ben Nelson
| predecessor = Frank Marsh Jr.
| successor = Scott Moore
| children = 2
| spouse = {{Marriage|Linda R. Dierking|1971|2022|reason=d}}
| term_start = January 7, 1971
| term_end = January 9, 1995
}}
Allen J. Beermann (born January 14, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 24th Secretary of State of Nebraska from 1971 to 1995.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-13 |title=Allen Beermann '62, to Retire After 48-year Career of Public Service |url=https://alumni.midlandu.edu/allen-beermann-62-retire-after-48-year-career-public-service |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Midland University Alumni - With Purpose |language=en}} Serving for 24 years, he holds the title of longest serving Secretary of State of Nebraska.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-26 |title=Home - Allen Beermann |url=https://allenbeermann.com |access-date=2024-10-17 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 293 |url=https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LR293.pdf |access-date=2024-10-17}} He is a member of the Republican Party.{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Secretary of State |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Nebraska_Secretary_of_State#Historical_officeholders |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Biography
Allen J. Beermann was born on January 14, 1940, as the son of German immigrants, in either Sioux City, Iowa, or in Dakota County, Nebraska.Sources vary on where he was born. In 1958, he graduated from South Sioux City High School, and in 1965, he graduated from Creighton University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. In September 1967, he was appointed as the deputy secretary of state of Nebraska by Governor Norbert Tiemann. On January 7, 1971, Beermann was sworn in as the 24th secretary of state of Nebraska. Serving under six governors, he held the position for 24 years until 1995, when he was succeeded by Scott Moore.{{Cite web |title=Rotary Club of Seward |url=https://www.sewardrotary.org/stories/former-secretary-of-state-reflects-on-public-service-career |access-date=2024-10-17}} The following year, Beermann would become the executive director of the Nebraska Press Association.{{Cite web |title=Allen Beermann {{!}} MidAmerica Speakers Bureau |url=https://midamericaspeakersbureau.com/allen-beermann/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |language=en-US}}
Personal life
On May 23, 1971, Beermann married Linda R. Dierking, a weather reporter from Nebraska City, with whom he had two children.{{Cite web |title=Linda Beermann Obituary (1946 - 2022) - Lincoln, NE - Lincoln Journal Star |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/journalstar/name/linda-beermann-obituary?id=38288582 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Legacy.com}} The two would remain married for the next 51 years, until Linda's death in 2022. In March 2024, he published a book called Allen Beermann: Nebraska’s Ambassador to the World, an autobiography about his life.{{Cite web |title=Book Launch - Nebraska's Allen J. Beermann: Ambassador to the World {{!}} Downtown Lincoln |url=https://downtownlincoln.org/do/book-launch-nebraskas-allen-j-beermann-ambassador-to-the-world#:~:text=Beermann%20talks%20about%20his%20fascinating,true%20patriot%20and%20masterful%20connector. |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=downtownlincoln.org}}
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Category:Secretaries of state of Nebraska