Paul Hartnett

Paul Hartnett
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 45th district
In office
January 9, 1985 – January 5, 2005
Preceded byGeorge Fenger
Succeeded byAbbie Cornett
Personal details
Born(1927-09-29)September 29, 1927
Sioux City, Iowa
DiedJune 26, 2022(2022-06-26) (aged 94)
Bellevue, Nebraska
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Marjorie Sheehan
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(m. 1951)​
Children5 (Debbie, Cindy, Marcy, Joan, Michael)
EducationWayne State College (B.A., M.S.)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Ph.D.)
OccupationProfessor, high school teacher, consultant

D. Paul Hartnett (September 29, 1927 – June 26, 2022) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 45th district from 1985 to 2005.[1][2]

Paul Hartnett was raised in Hubbard, Nebraska, on a family farm but left to attend Wayne State College where he pursued a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education.[1][3] While at Wayne State College, he met and married Marjorie Sheehan in 1951. Hartnett began his career as a teacher, coach, and administrator first at Brunswick, Nebraska, and then back in his hometown of Hubbard.[3]

In 1958, Hartnett moved to Bellevue, Nebraska, to serve as an administrator in the Bellevue Public School District.[3] While serving at Bellevue, he pursued a Doctor of Education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and in 1966 became a professor at Creighton University where he taught for 38 years until retiring in 2004.[3] During this time, Hartnett was elected to the Bellevue School Board in 1968, a position which he held until 1984.[1]

In 1984, Hartnett was elected to the Nebraska Legislature to represent District 45 in Bellevue. He was re-elected in 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 before deciding to retire and not seek re-election in 2004.[1] Hartnett was known as the "driving force" behind the construction of the Kennedy Freeway through Bellevue, and he also worked to bring a national veterans cemetery to Sarpy County, Nebraska, and to expand the tourism tax authority to benefit more Nebraska communities.[3]

Hartnett died aged 94 on June 26, 2022, in Bellevue.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Branting, Adam (July 1, 2022). "Longtime public servant Paul Hartnett dies at 94". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, NE. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "D. Paul Hartnett Obituary". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, NE. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "D. Paul Hartnett Ed.D.", Bellevue Memorial Funeral Chapel, retrieved July 3, 2022
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