John Synowiecki (born November 28, 1963)[1] is an American politician who is a former member of the Nebraska Legislature. He was also a program director for governmental relations for Catholic Charities.
Personal life
editHe was born on November 28, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Paul VI High School, a Roman Catholic high school, in 1982. In 1987 he graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a degree in criminal justice and philosophy. Synowiecki is descended from Polish immigrants, and his grandmother was born in Poland.[2]
From 1990 to 2000 he was a probation officer and from 2000 to 2002 he was a probation supervisor. He won the Nebraska State Probation Officer of the Year in 1998.[citation needed]
State legislature
editHe was appointed on January 7, 2002, to replace John Hilgert who had resigned. Synowiecki later was elected in 2002 to represent the 7th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2004.
He sat on the Appropriations committee and was the vice chairman of the Nebraska Retirement Systems.
In 2016, Synowiecki ran to regain his seat, losing to Tony Vargas.[3]
See also
editReferences
editThis article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2009) |
- "Nebraska Unicameral Legislature". Sen. John Synowiecki. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2006.
- ^ "Synowiecki, John". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ Tysver, Robin (July 3, 2016). "Race to represent South Omaha in Legislature is about more than ethnicity, candidates say". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Synowiecki will try to regain South Omaha seat in Nebraska Legislature". Omaha World-Herald. May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
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