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Former Neb. State Patrol head to seek office
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Former Nebraska State Patrol commander Tom Nesbitt is announcing his candidacy for state treasurer. Nesbitt, a Republican, seeks to replace Shane Osborn, who said last month he will not seek re-election. Nesbitt will face State Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln in the 2010 GOP primary. Former Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg has also expressed interest in running. Nesbitt was selected patrol superintendent in 1999 by then-Gov. Mike Johanns. He resigned in June 2005, saying he did so at the request of Gov. Dave Heineman. Within a month, he was working in the state treasurer's office under then-Treasurer Ron Ross. He left that post to join Tom Osborne's 2006 gubernatorial campaign. Osborne lost to Heineman in the primary.

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