Nebraska 
Nebraska
MyOC Group for people in Nebraska. Join NE constituents in tracking bills, votes, issues, and their members of Congress.
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1st District Jeff Fortenberry MyOC Group Republican 8 years in office
2nd District Lee Terry MyOC Group Republican 14 years in office
3rd District Adrian Smith MyOC Group Republican 6 years in office
Nebraska (/nəˈbræskə/) is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. Its state capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River. The state is crossed by many historic trails, but it was the California Gold Rush that first brought large numbers here. Nebraska became a state in 1867. There are wide variations between winter and summer temperatures, and violent thunderstorms and tornadoes are common. The state is characterized by treeless prairie, ideal for cattle-grazing, and it is a major producer of beef, as well as pork, corn and soybeans. Nebraska is overwhelmingly rural, as the 8th least-densely populated state of the United States. Ethnically, the largest group are German-Americans, and the state has the biggest Czech-American population per... (More from Freebase)