Don Pederson (December 23, 1928 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Nebraska.
He was the father of former Nebraska Cornhuskers athletic director Steve Pederson.
[1][2] He was appointed to the legislature on September 5, 1996, to replace David Bernard-Stevens who had resigned.
He sat on the Nebraska Retirement Systems, Building Maintenance, and Legislative Performance Audit committees.
Since Nebraska voters passed Initiative Measure 415 in 2001 limiting state senators to two terms after 2001, he was unable run for reelection in 2006.