Lowen Kruse (February 25, 1929 – November 24, 2017) was a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska.
[1] Kruse was a minister for the United Methodist Church in the Nebraska Conference from 1956 until 1994.
[3] Kruse was born in 1929, in Boelus, Nebraska, and graduated from Boelus High School, Nebraska Wesleyan University, and Garrett Theological Seminary at Northwestern University with a master's degree.
In addition to serving as a United Methodist minister in Omaha, Kruse was also a pastor in other Nebraska counties and held other positions in the church.
In the Legislature, he served as vice chairperson of the Appropriations Committee.