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Kim Robak
35th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
In office
October 6, 1993 – January 7, 1999
GovernorBen Nelson
Preceded byMaxine Moul
Succeeded byDavid Maurstad
Personal details
Born (1955-10-04) October 4, 1955 (age 69)
Columbus, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln

Kim M. Robak (born October 4, 1955) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and retired politician from Nebraska. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

Robak was appointed the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska by Governor Ben Nelson, following resignation of incumbent Maxine B. Moul in 1993. She was re-elected in 1994, ultimately serving from October 1993 to January 1999. Previously, she served as Chief of Staff to Governor Nelson (1991–1992) and Legal Counsel to Governors Nelson, Kay Orr and Bob Kerrey (1985–1991).

In 2015, Robak, representingAT&T attempted to coerce constituents present from adopting LB67 - 'Adopt the Fair Repair Act'[2] stating in the process "If I'm the big guy, what I do is I just don't sell my products in the state of Nebraska... If it's online, I don't sell to anyone who has a zip code in the state of Nebraska." It was adopted, nonetheless.

She is currently a partner of Mueller Robak LLC. Previously she was the Vice President for External Affairs and Corporation Secretary for the University of Nebraska (1999–2004). She is also one of the board of Directors in Fiserv Inc.

Her mother was Jennie Robak who served in the Nebraska Legislature.[3]

See also

References

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  3. ^ 'Former State Sen. Jennie Robak dies in traffic accident,' Omaha.com., Paul Hammel, January 4, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
1993–1999
Succeeded by