Tom Briese
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tom Briese
|image =
|office = 45th Treasurer of Nebraska
|governor = Jim Pillen
|term_start = November 1, 2023
|term_end =
|predecessor = John Murante
|successor =
|office1 = Chair of the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature
|term_start1 = January 4, 2023
|term_end1 = October 31, 2023
|predecessor1 = Dan Hughes
|successor1 = Ray Aguilar
|office2 = Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 41st district
|term_start2 = January 4, 2017
|term_end2 = October 31, 2023
|predecessor2 = Kate Sullivan
|successor2 = Fred Meyer
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|4|12}}
|birth_place = Albion, Nebraska, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS, JD)
}}
Tom Briese (born April 12, 1959) is an American politician who has served as Nebraska State Treasurer since 2023. He previously served in the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 41st district from 2017 to 2023.{{cite web|last=Hammel |first=Paul |url=https://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/albion-farmer-tom-briese-to-seek-district-legislative-seat/article_defa0982-69fd-5aa2-90be-a4b592f8deee.html |title=Albion farmer Tom Briese to seek District 41 legislative seat |publisher=Omaha.com |date=2015-06-24 |accessdate=2019-02-26}}{{cite web|author=Mike Buhler |url=http://norfolkdailynews.com/news/briese-ready-to-represent-st/article_cc8a717e-c079-11e6-b283-5b093511d117.html |title=Briese ready to represent 41st |publisher=Norfolkdailynews.com |date=2016-12-12 |accessdate=2019-02-26}}
Political career
Tom Briese was elected as state senator for Nebraska's Legislative District 41 in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Legislature |url=https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=41 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=nebraskalegislature.gov}} In 2022, Briese proposed a constitutional amendment to allow for the recall election of governors and state senators, {{Cite web |title=Nebraska Legislature |url=https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=46697|access-date=2025-05-15 |website=nebraskalegislature.gov}} which gained traction in 2023 but did not pass after fellow state senator Merv Riepe{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Nebraska Republicans want to recall lawmakers after abortion bill failure |url=https://www.klkntv.com/nebraska-republicans-want-to-recall-lawmakers-after-abortion-pill-failure/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=KLKN-TV |language=en-US}} voted against the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, which would have banned most abortions after six-weeks.{{Cite web |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |date=2023-04-28 |title=Anti-abortion bills fail in GOP-controlled Nebraska and South Carolina {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/28/politics/abortion-bills-fail-nebraska-south-carolina/index.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}
In September 2023 Briese was appointed by Governor Jim Pillen to succeed John Murante as Nebraska State Treasurer; he assumed office on November 1, 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=Governor appoints central Nebraska lawmaker to fill vacant state treasurer post |url=https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-state-treasurer-briese-70d26a6e098dc0016b39e9120e2ce7be |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The Associated Press |language=en-US}}
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Category:21st-century members of the Nebraska Legislature
Category:Republican Party Nebraska state senators
Category:State treasurers of Nebraska
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