John Berge to Serve as Obama's Nebraska State Director
Aug 04, 08:38 AM CST
This release came from the Obama campaign.
We’re fortunate that John stepped up to run Obama’s campaign in Nebraska.
OBAMA FOR AMERICA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2, 2008
Chicago, IL – Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign announced today that John Berge will serve as Nebraska State Director for the general election. Berge most recently served as the Executive Director at Western Nebraska Community College Foundation.
Berge said, “Having lived and worked in politics in all three congressional districts in Nebraska, I am honored and excited to join the Obama for America campaign, because his message of changing the direction of the country and unifying us to address the serious challenges we face is resonating with Nebraskans in a way that has not happened in at least two generations. We will be working to unify Democrats, Republicans and Independents to make that change a reality.”
“We are grateful to have John play such an important role in our organization. The network of volunteers and grassroots energy built up during the historic primary season has given us an enormous and unprecedented opportunity in the general election,” said campaign manager David Plouffe. “John brings the expertise of Nebraska, which will allow us to be competitive in Nebraska as we wage an aggressive campaign and compete for every vote.”
Berge, a graduate of Morrill High School in western Nebraska, has served as district manager for Senator Ben Nelson and as special assistant for Senator J. Robert Kerrey and J. James Exon, respectively. He has also been the State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency in Lincoln, and a Development Assistant for the Nebraska AIDS project in Omaha.
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