JOHN MURANTE TO SEEK SECOND TERM AS STATE TREASURER

LINCOLN — Nebraska State Treasurer John Murante announced that he will seek reelection to the office, which pays $85,000 a year.

Murante, a Republican and former state senator, ran uncontested in the 2018 general election after winning the GOP primary by about a 19,000-vote margin over Taylor Royal.

Murante, 39, said he will continue to work on a goal he set four years ago, to “bring a new level of accomplishment to the Treasurer’s Office.”

“We’ve hit many of my goals, but we have more to do,” he said in a press release.

Murante, who served the Gretna area in the Nebraska Legislature, said he already has been endorsed by Gov. Pete Ricketts, Lt. Gov. Mike Foley, and State Sen. Mike Hilgers, the speaker of the Legislature. They all are Republicans.

His announcement means that only one state constitutional officer has thus far failed to state his intentions. Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson has not yet said if he will seek reelection. It’s been widely speculated that he will not, making it an open seat.

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