Bill Barrett

A Representative from Nebraska. Born in Lexington, Dawson County, Nebr. , February 9, 1929. B. A. , Hastings College, Hastings, Nebr. , 1952. Graduate of the Nebraska Realtors Institute. United States Navy, 1951-1952. Certified real estate broker. Admissions counselor, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebr. , 1952-1954, assistant director of admissions, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebr. , 1954-1956. Partner in a real estate agency, Lexington, 1956-1959. Officer of a real estate agency, 1959-1990. Member, Nebraska Republican state executive committee, 1964-1966, 1973-1979, chairman, Republican state executive committee 1973-1975. Member, Republican National Committee, 1973-1975. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968. Chairman, Nebraska primary and general election campaigns of President Gerald R. Ford, 1975-1976. Trustee and co-founder, Nebraska real estate political education committee. Member of the Nebraska state legislature, 1979-1991, speaker of the Nebraska state legislature, 1987-1991. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2001). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress. Died on September 20, 2016, in Lexington, Nebr.