Charlie Janssen

Charlie Janssen (born January 15, 1971) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska.

In 2008, he was elected to represent the 15th Nebraska legislative district replacing his uncle, Ray Janssen of Nickerson.

[3] In the Legislature, he sat on the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs, Intergovernmental Cooperation, and Transportation and Telecommunications committees.

He briefly proposed an amendment to LB403 (a bill mandating the use of E-Verify for public employers, public contractors and companies seeking state tax breaks) which would have overturned the Dream Act of 2006 in Nebraska,[4] however he later withdrew his amendment.

[5] Janssen was reelected in 2018 amidst controversy involving being discovered drinking at local bars for hours at a time during workdays on multiple occasions.