Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says seven years as state Treasurer and three as Lt. Governor prepared him to take over after then-Governor Mike Johanns became Secretary of Agriculture.

Heineman says he focused on education and jobs…and saw improvement in both areas with a high graduation rate combining with a strong state economy to weather a recession and keep moving ahead.

Heineman was term limited this year, and choose not to run for the US Senate.
Fellow Republican Pete Ricketts succeeds Heineman as Governor later this week.