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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | Chuck Hagel |
Address | 11301 Davenport St., Suite 2 Omaha, Nebraska 68154, United States |
Email | info@hagel.senate.gov |
Website | http://hagel.senate.gov |
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October 04, 1946
(77 years)
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Contributor | ArmyDem |
Last Modifed | IndyGeorgia Mar 05, 2023 12:44pm |
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Info | Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel
Chuck Hagel was elected United States Senator from Nebraska on November 5, 1996. Senator Hagel's duties include membership on five Senate committees: Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Energy and Natural Resources, Budget and Aging. On the Foreign Relations Committee, he is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs and on the Banking Committee he serves as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance.
Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Hagel worked in the private sector as the President of McCarthy & Company, an investment banking firm based in Omaha, Nebraska. Before joining McCarthy & Co., Hagel was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Council (PSC) in Washington, D.C. Hagel gained experience in global affairs by serving as Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations (G-7 Summit) and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the World USO, where he received the Secretary of Defense's Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement and the first ever World USO Leadership Award.
In the mid-1980's, Hagel co-founded VANGUARD Cellular Systems, Inc., a publicly traded corporation. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Hagel to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration, a nomination confirmed by the United States Senate. Hagel also served as Deputy Commissioner General of the United States for the 1982 World's Fair. From 1977 through 1980, Hagel was Manager of Government Affairs for The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, in Washington, D.C. From 1971 to 1977, he was Administrative Assistant to Congressman John Y. McCollister (R-Nebraska). Beginning in 1969, Hagel worked as a newscaster and talk show host with radio stations KBON and KLNG in Omaha, Nebraska.
Hagel served in Vietnam with his brother Tom in 1968. They served side by side as infantry squad leaders with the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Division. Hagel earned many military decorations and honors, including two Purple Heart
A fourth generation Nebraskan, Hagel was born in North Platte, Nebraska on October 4, 1946. He graduated from St. Bonaventure High School, Columbus, Nebraska, the Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, have two children, daughter Allyn, 11, and son Ziller, 9.
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