Legislative Seat 4

Name	Don Dendinger	Pete Pirsch	Tony Sorrentino	Barb Velinsky	Kerry Winterer
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Age	68
Address	1025 S.117 Circle Omaha NE 68154 (402) 334 2745 Email	P.O. Box 540431 Omaha, NE 68154 402 680-5085 Email	Omaha, NE 402-964-5400 Email	P.O. Box 541251 Omaha, NE 68154 Email	P.O. Box 121 Boystown, NE 68010 (402) 963-0204 Email Campaign Manager Rod Edwards (402) 453-9660 Email
Contact Verified	Interviewed 11/8	yes	yes	yes	contacted
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Profession	Social Worker, UNO Professor	Attorney, Omaha City Prosecutor	Principle in Silverstone Group - Actuarial and brokerage firm	United Way Administration and Planning	Attorney, General Council and Vice President for his own company - The Benefit Group
Education	BA Creighton University 1959 MA in Rel. Ed. St. Thomas Seminary, 1962 MSW University of Maryland, 1971. PHD, University of Denver, 1977.	Central High School, Omaha, 1988 Masters of Business Administration, UNO		University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Bachelors - Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Sociology University of Nebraska - Omaha - Master of Science in Counseling	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Columbia University Law School
Party Affiliation	Democrat	Republican	Republican	Democrat	Republican
Name	Don Dendinger	Pete Pirsch	Tony Sorrentino	Barb Velinsky	Kerry Winterer
Experience	Professor Emeritus, Goodrich Scholarship Program & School of Social Work – University of Nebraska at Omaha Executive Director – United Catholic Social Services (now Catholic Charities.1973-1975 Chair- Goodrich Scholarship Program 1983-2001 Professor- School of Social Work – 1977-2004. President Nebraska Chapter National Assoc of Social Workers President Nebraska Welfare Association.			Director of Allocations and Agency Relations at the United Way of the Midlands Caretech	Associate Attorney - Baird, Holm, et al Omaha National Bank - Trust Officer ABACUS, Inc - Co-founder, President Retailer of personal computers and related services Applied Communications, Inc. - Manager, International Operations; Political Experience Douglas County Republican Party - Chairman, 1997 - 2001 Nebraska Republican Party - Second District Chairman, 2001-2004 Republican National Committee - National Committeeman for Nebraska (2004-2005)
Associations	United Way of the Midlands. Nebraska Human Services Association and Social Ministry Commission of the Archdiocese of Omaha.	State Crime Commission	Governor's Medicaid Reform Task Force	Omaha Area Continuum of Care for Homeless Latina Resource Center Domestic Abuse Coordinating Committee Church Human Needs Committee Christmas Project Governor’s Juvenile Justice Coalition. Past president of the Nebraska Human Services Association. Precinct judge for the Douglas County Election Commission Member of the Harvey Oaks Homeowner’s Association. St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church	United Way of the Midlands Heartland Family Services Boy Scouts of America Greater Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Dundee Presbyterian Church Candlewood Homeowners Association
Google Links		Candidacy Announcement			Candidacy Announcement Comments on LLRW Settlement
Abide by CFLA?		Yes
Key Issues/Comments	Education Mental Health Child Welfare Economic Development				Schools Taxes and Spending Business
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Issues	Don Dendinger	Pete Pirsch	Tony Sorrentino	Barb Velinsky	Kerry Winterer
Death Penalty	Opposes
Gambling	Supports
LB 775	Supports
UNO Dorms	Supports
Sex Offender Restrictions	Supports