About Hal

A former two-term Omaha mayor and four-term U.S. Congressman, Hal Daub is a fourth-generation Nebraskan who grew up in the Benson area of Omaha. He graduated from Benson High School, received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis, and his law degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a partner with the law firm of Husch Blackwell Sanders in Omaha, which has nearly 700 lawyers in 18 offices in the US and England.

Hal served as Omaha's Mayor from 1995 through 2001, a period of economic growth and planning that included conceiving the Qwest Center Omaha and putting it to a vote of the people, and leading numerous redevelopment initiatives that continue to spark capital investment and new jobs throughout the metropolitan area. He recently concluded five years of service on the board of the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority (MECA).

Hal's extensive business experience includes nearly a decade as vice president and general counsel at a livestock feed and supply firm in Omaha owned by James Paxson, the man who bought and developed the birth site of President Gerald R. Ford and donated it to the City of Omaha.

A veteran of leadership service in the U.S. Army Infantry, Hal has a long record of volunteer service, currently serving on the boards of the Boy Scouts of America, the Salvation Army, and St. Peter Claver Christo Rey High School; is active in Optimists International and the Madonna School for Exceptional Children; and devotes his time to numerous other civic, charitable and philanthropic organizations. Most recently, he served as chairman of the national board of Community Health Charities of America.

Hal is married to the former Mary Mernin Wurdeman of Omaha. She graduated from Duchesne College, taught in the Omaha Public Schools, co-owned and managed Wurdeman Real Estate Company, and has been active on numerous boards for charitable and civic causes.

Hal is the proud parent of three children and five grandchildren.

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