John Murante

{{Short description|American politician (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = John Murante | image = File:John Murante.jpg | office = 42nd Treasurer of Nebraska | governor = Pete Ricketts<br>Jim Pillen | term_start = January 9, 2019 | term_end = September 18, 2023 | predecessor = Don Stenberg | successor = Tom Briese | state_legislature1 = Nebraska | district1 = 49th | term_start1 = January 9, 2013 | term_end1 = January 9, 2019 | predecessor1 = LeRoy Louden | successor1 = Andrew La Grone | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|6}} | birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln {{small|(BA)}} }} '''John Murante''' (born February 6, 1982)<ref name="NL">{{cite web |url= http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist49/ |title= Sen. John Murante |publisher= Nebraska Legislature | location= Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date= October 24, 2013}}</ref> is an American politician who served as the 44th Nebraska State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 2013 until 2019, representing District 49.<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135585 |title= Senator John Murante's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart | access-date= October 24, 2013}}</ref>

==Education== A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Murante earned his bachelor's degree from University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

==Elections== When Senator LeRoy Louden retired and left the District 49 seat open, Murante placed first in the May 15, 2012, primary election with 2,359 votes,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf |title= Primary Election May 15, 2012 |author= Gale, John A |author-link= John A. Gale |publisher= Secretary of State of Nebraska |location= Lincoln, Nebraska |page= 36 |access-date= October 24, 2013 |archive-date= November 8, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181108170730/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 8,508 votes against Frank Wellenstein.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/2012-general-canvass.pdf |title= Official Results of Nebraska General Election November 6, 2012 |author= Gale, John A |publisher= Secretary of State of Nebraska |location= Lincoln, Nebraska |page= 15 |access-date= October 24, 2013}}</ref>

Murante ran for Treasurer of Nebraska in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/john-murante-announces-bid-for-state-treasurer-says-nebraska-needs/article_fddc5610-708d-11e7-9957-1b3e7161fbf2.html|title=John Murante announces bid for state treasurer, says Nebraska needs conservative leadership|author=Nohr, Emily|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref> He defeated Taylor Royal in the Republican primary, and ran unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Support of prominent Republicans carries Murante to victory over Royal in state treasurer's race |url=https://www.starherald.com/election2018/support-of-prominent-republicans-carries-murante-to-victory-over-royal/article_b6a12795-f825-5e6e-8f39-2a10e6327c5a.html |access-date=July 28, 2019 |agency=BH News Service |work=Scottsbluff Star-Herald |date=May 16, 2018}}<br>- {{cite news |title=Election 2018: GOP sweeps Nebraska's top races; Lincoln voters term-limit Beutler; Medicaid expansion wins |url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/election-gop-sweeps-nebraska-s-top-races-lincoln-voters-term/collection_3226d4e2-7a72-57dc-9f49-8c34f907427e.html#1 |access-date=July 28, 2019 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |date=November 7, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2019, Murante helped open a satellite Treasurer's Office in Omaha to provide a location for residents to file unclaimed property claims and access other services provided by the department. Although the truthfulness of this is in dispute, and the lease currently costs taxpayers over $58,000 per year over a span of ten years<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.omaha.com/news/local/murante-says-new-state-treasurer-s-office-in-omaha-will/article_a8bcc1d2-d119-58a1-a540-65c3b4f269e3.html|title=Murante says new State Treasurer's Office in Omaha will open to the public Feb. 3|last=Hammel|first=Paul|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref>

Murante resigned as Treasurer in September 2023 after accepting a position as director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Gov. Pillen is Accepting Applications for State Treasurer |date=August 30, 2023 |publisher=Office of the Nebraska Governor |url=https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-pillen-accepting-applications-state-treasurer |access-date=September 20, 2023}}</ref>

==References==

==External links== * [http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist49/ Official page] at the Nebraska Legislature * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029234115/http://votemurante.com/ Campaign site] * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=135585 | fec= | congress= }} * [http://ballotpedia.org/John_Murante Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=413858 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

{{s-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Don Stenberg}} {{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for Treasurer of Nebraska|years=2018, 2022}} {{s-inc|recent}} |- {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Don Stenberg}} {{s-ttl|title=Treasurer of Nebraska|years=2019–2023}} {{s-aft|after=Tom Briese}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murante, John}} Category:1982 births Category:21st-century members of the Nebraska Legislature Category:Living people Category:Nebraska state senators Category:People from Sarpy County, Nebraska Category:Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska Category:State treasurers of Nebraska Category:University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni