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  Bereuter, Douglas K. "Doug"
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NameDouglas K. "Doug" Bereuter
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Born October 06, 1939 (84 years)
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InfoDouglas Kent "Doug" Bereuter

Elected to the 96th Congress (November 1978) from Nebraska's 25-county First Congressional District. Re-elected to each succeeding Congress, Rep. Doug Bereuter brings to his congressional service broad experience as a state legislator, businessman, veteran, college educator, urban planner, and state agency administrator.
Since coming to Congress, Doug Bereuter has represented the diverse interests of his constituency while becoming increasingly involved in establishing national priorities and international affairs. He has taken an especially active role in promoting American exports, including agricultural and food exports. Bereuter has authored significant trade, water, development, agriculture, health, financial institutions, business, housing, Native American, and international hunger and child welfare legislation that has been enacted.

Congressional Service

A. Committee Assignments (Current):
Committee on Financial Services (Successor Committee to Banking & Financial Services) (1981-)
Subcommittees on International Monetary Policy and Trade (Chairman); Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit; Housing and Community Opportunity
Committee on International Relations (1983-) (Vice-Chairman 1995- 2000)
Subcommittee on Europe (Vice Chairman)
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (1999-)
Subcommittees on Highways and Transit; Water Resources and Environment
Select Committee on Intelligence (1989-94 and 2001-) (Vice Chairman 2001-)
Subcommittees on Intelligence Policy and National Security (Chairman); Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence (Vice-Chairman)
Chairman, U.S. House Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (1995- )
Member, U.S. Congress Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (1986- )
Member, U.S. Congress Interparliamentary Exchange with the European Parliament (1983- )
Member, House Observer Group to the Arms Control Talks (1989- )
B. Committee Assignments (Past):
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1979-83)
Committee on Small Business (1979-81)
Select Committee on Hunger (1985-93)
Member, Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China (1998-99)
Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 (1992-93)
Co-Chairman, House Export Task Force (1988-92)
Member, North Atlantic Assembly's Interparliamentary Committee to Consider the Future of NATO (1987-88) (Currently the NATO Parliamentary Assembly)
Vice President, North Atlantic Assembly (1993-94) (Currently the NATO Parliamentary Assembly)
Chairman, House British-American Parliamentary Exchange (1995-2000 )
Member, U.S. Congress-Mexico Interparliamentary Exchange (1981-83)

C. Congressional Caucus Memberships


Rural Health Care Coalition \
Rural Caucus
Soybean Caucus
House Wednesday Group
Vietnam Era Veterans Caucus
Congressional Study Group on Germany; Chairman, 1993; Vice Chairman, 1992
Sportsmen's Caucus
Republican Housing Opportunity Caucus
Current Memberships

Honorary Member, American Society of Landscape Architects
Honorary Trustee, The National Arbor Day Foundation
Member, Visiting Committee, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Member, Board of Visitors, Regional Centers for Security Studies, Department of Defense
Member, President's Council, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the U.S. National Arboretum
Member, American Institute of Certified Planners, American Planning Association
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Previous Public Service

Senator, Nebraska Legislature (1974-78)
Vice Chairman of Appropriations Committee and Rules Committee
Member, U.S. Presidential Commission on Security and Economic Assistance (Carlucci Commission) (1983-84)
Member, U.S. Presidential Commission on Agriculture Trade and Export Policy (1985-86)
Presidential appointee to the U.S. Delegation to the 42nd General Assembly of the United Nations (1987)
Director, (Nebraska) Office of Planning and Programming (1968-70)
Federal-State Relations Coordinator for Nebraska State Government (1967-70)
Division Director, Nebraska Department of Economic Development (1967-68)
Urban Planner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Francisco Regional Office (1965-66)
U.S. Army, Infantry and Intelligence Officer (1st Infantry Division) (1963-65)
Professional Experience

Self-employed consultant in city and regional planning, working in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming (1971-78)
Associate Professor of Planning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (part-time) (1971-73)
Associate Professor of Planning, Kansas State University (part-time) (1971-78)
Visiting Lecturer, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (1972-73)
Education

Harvard University, Master of Public Administration (1973)
Harvard University, Master of City Planning (1966)
University of Nebraska, Bachelor of Arts (1961) -- Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; distinguished military graduate; and geography and political science honorary societies

Personal and Family Data

A fifth generation resident of Nebraska, a native of Utica, Doug Bereuter was born in York, Nebraska. He and his wife Louise, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, have a home near Cedar Bluffs. They have two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson.



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Aug 18, 2004 12:00am News Bereuter: War in Iraq not justified  Article Servo 
Feb 10, 2004 12:00am News Bereuter to lead Asia Foundation [and resign early]  Article JR725 
Dec 16, 2003 12:00am News Congressman Bereuter Will Retire in 2004: NE-1  Article Mr. Techno 

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RACES
  11/05/2002 NE District 1 Won 85.35% (+70.70%)
  11/07/2000 NE District 1 Won 66.25% (+35.21%)
  11/03/1998 NE District 1 Won 73.45% (+47.09%)
  11/05/1996 NE District 1 Won 70.06% (+40.11%)
  11/08/1994 NE District 1 Won 62.57% (+25.24%)
  11/03/1992 NE District 1 Won 59.69% (+19.41%)
  11/06/1990 NE District 01 Won 64.70% (+29.48%)
  11/08/1988 NE District 01 Won 66.92% (+33.90%)
  11/04/1986 NE District 01 Won 64.42% (+28.89%)
  05/13/1986 NE District 1 - R Primary Won 91.34% (+82.69%)
  11/06/1984 NE District 01 Won 74.10% (+48.20%)
  11/02/1982 NE District 01 Won 75.08% (+50.17%)
  11/04/1980 NE District 01 Won 78.65% (+57.31%)
  11/07/1978 NE District 1 Won 58.13% (+16.26%)
  05/09/1978 NE District 1 - R Primary Won 52.43% (+4.87%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NE Governor - R Primary - May 10, 2022 R Brett Lindstrom
NE - District 01 - R Primary - May 11, 2004 R Curt Bromm