LINCOLN- Col. John Bolduc will be retained as superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol, Governor-elect Jim Pillen has announced.

“Col. Bolduc has the temperament, experience and knowledge to continue leading the Nebraska State Patrol,” Pillen and Joe Kelly, his lieutenant governor running mate, said in a joint statement.

Pillen had a long list of praises for Bolduc. He continued to emphasize that Bolduc “embodies the tradition of excellence the Nebraska State Patrol has established for its members since its founding 85 years ago,” they said.

The Office of the Superintendent oversees the Agency's goals and objectives, policies and procedures and organizational structure and will remain under the supervision of Colonel John A. Bolduc, Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Colonel Bolduc directly oversees the Divisions of Field Services, Investigative Services and Administrative Services.

Bolduc, the 18th superintendent of the Patrol, was sworn into the leadership role in 2017. He has been a law enforcement officer since 1986, with service in three states.

Tony Goins, director of Gov. Ricketts' Department of Economic Development, will also retain his position under Governor-elect Pillen.

"Tony has a proven track record of executive experience that has created value and a business mindset for the state of Nebraska," said Pillen in a press release, "I look forward to working with Tony to grow Nebraska and continue to make our state the best in the country to work and live."

Pillen also announced that Sherry Vinton will be taking over as head of the state's Department of Agriculture. Vinton currently serves as the first vice president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau.

"Sherry will be a key partner in helping implement my vision of growing Nebraska agriculture," Pillen said in the same release, "As a lifelong Nebraskan and livestock producer, she is a leader in Nebraska agriculture who knows the importance of the industry for the future of our state."

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