Thomas Horgan
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Thomas Horgan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 4th district | |
| In office January 9, 1991 – January 3, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Hannibal |
| Succeeded by | James Monen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1953 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Suzanne M. Elgin (m. 1981) |
| Children | 5 (Kathryn, Andrew, Timothy, Jennifer, Michael) |
| Education | Morningside College (B.A.) University of Nebraska at Omaha (M.P.A.) |
| Occupation | Higher education administrator |
Thomas R. Horgan (born March 2, 1953) is a Democratic politician and higher education administrator who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 4th district from 1991 to 1994, and as president of the New Hampshire College and University Council from 1994 until his retirement in 2017.
Horgan was born in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1953.[1] He attended Morningside College, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1975, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, receiving his masters in public administration in 1980.[1]
In 1984, Horgan ran for the Omaha School Board,[2] challenging incumbent member Mary Muff in Subdistrict 10.[3] Muff dropped out of the race, but did so too late to remove her name from the ballot, and narrowly placed second to Horgan in the primary election.[4] Though Muff considered resuming her campaign, she ultimately declined to do so,[5] and Horgan was elected unopposed.[6] Horgan resigned from the board in 1986 when he was transferred to Houston by his employer, Enron.[7]
Horgan returned to Omaha in 1987 upon his appointment as president of the Nebraska Independent College Foundation.[8]