Galen Hadley
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Galen Hadley
|office = Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
|term_start = January 7, 2015
|term_end = January 4, 2017
|predecessor = Greg L. Adams
|successor = Jim Scheer
|state_legislature1 = Nebraska
|district1 = 37th
|term_start1 = January 2009
|term_end1 = January 4, 2017
|predecessor1 = Joel T. Johnson
|successor1 = John Lowe
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|3|9}}
|birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS, PhD)
University of Colorado Boulder (MBA)
}}
Galen Hadley (born March 9, 1942) is an American politician, accountant, and academic who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from 2009 to 2017. He served previously as mayor of Kearney, Nebraska.
Early life and education
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Hadley's father was a salesman, and his mother was a housewife. He also has a younger brother and a younger sister. Hadley graduated from Lincoln High School and studied at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He graduated in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. While he was working in Denver, he earned his master's from the University of Colorado Boulder through their night program. Eventually he returned to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and earned his PhD in accounting.{{Cite web |title=Galen Hadley |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Galen_Hadley |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Career
Haldey taught and held higher positions at different colleges including the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of South Dakota. From 2004 to 2006, Hadley was the mayor of Kearney, Nebraska.{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Galen and Marilyn Hadley, longtime champions of higher education, to receive inaugural Presidential Medal of Service |url=https://unknews.unk.edu/2018/11/30/galen-and-marilyn-hadley-longtime-champions-of-higher-education-to-receive-inaugural-presidential-medal-of-service/ |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=UNK News |language=en-US}}
Hadley was elected in 2008, defeating Jim George, to represent the 37th Nebraska legislative district.{{Cite web |last=Hammel |first=Paul |title=Kearney republicans cite differing backgrounds |url=https://kearneyhub.com/news/local/kearney-republicans-cite-differing-backgrounds/article_9e8970ec-759b-55c3-bc6b-b8034bca7731.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=Kearney Hub |language=en}} In 2012, he defeated Josiah H. Woodward and Mike McShea to win a second term.{{Cite web |last=Jessica |first=Kokesh |title=Woodward challenging for Hadley's Unicam seat |url=https://kearneyhub.com/news/local/woodward-challenging-for-hadley-s-unicam-seat/article_5d605b72-5672-11e1-82ad-001871e3ce6c.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=Kearney Hub |language=en}}
References
{{Presiding officers of the Nebraska Legislature}}
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Category:Mayors of places in Nebraska
Category:Nebraska state senators
Category:Speakers of the Nebraska Legislature
Category:Politicians from Lincoln, Nebraska
Category:People from Kearney, Nebraska
Category:21st-century members of the Nebraska Legislature
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