Hassebrook to Make Special Announcement

Chuck Hassebrook will be in Lincoln on Monday morning to announce his choice for Lieutenant Governor.

Members of the press are invited to attend the announcement. Following the press conference Hassebrook will be available for one-on-one interviews before similar stops in Grand Island and Omaha.

WHAT: Hassebrook for Governor – Lieutenant Governor Announcement

WHEN: Monday, June 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Capitol Building, 1445 K St., Lincoln (west side, near statue of President Abraham Lincoln)

WHO: Chuck Hassebrook, candidate for Governor; local supporters.

Hassebrook served on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents for 18 years, and spent 36 years working for Nebraska communities at the Center for Rural Affairs, a national rural advocacy and development organization based in Lyons, where he has assisted over 10,000 rural Nebraska small businesses.

Since announcing he will run for Governor over a year ago, Hassebrook has received the support of key leaders in Lincoln and Omaha, including Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler, former Omaha Mayors Mike Boyle, Mike Fahey, and Jim Suttle, fourteen state Senators, former Nebraska Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, the Nebraska Farmers Union, Nebraska State Education Association, Nebraska AFL-CIO, and others.

Chuck Hassebrook. Photo Courtesy of Meg Mandy.