Roland Luedtke
45th Mayor of Lincoln
In office
May 16, 1983 – May 18, 1987
Preceded byHelen Boosalis
Succeeded byBill Harris
31st Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
In office
January 4, 1979 – January 6, 1983
GovernorCharles Thone
Preceded byGerald T. Whelan
Succeeded byDonald McGinley
22nd Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
In office
1977–1978
Preceded byJulius W. Burbach
Succeeded byRichard D. Marvel
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
In office
1966–1979
Personal details
BornJanuary 4, 1924
Lincoln, Nebraska
DiedJuly 22, 2005 (aged 81)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHelen D. Snyder
ProfessionAttorney

Roland Alfred Luedtke (January 4, 1924 – July 22, 2005) was an American politician who served as the 31st lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1979 to 1983.

Luedtke was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 4, 1924, to Alfred C. and Carolina (Senne) Luedtke. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1942 he served in World War II in the U.S. Army. He then attended University of Nebraska–Lincoln and received a bachelor's degree in 1949 followed by a law degree.

Luedtke served as Nebraska Deputy Secretary of State from 1953 to 1959. In November 1966 he was first elected to the Nebraska Legislature. He became Speaker of the Legislature in 1977.[1][2]

He was elected lieutenant governor and served in that position from 1979 to 1983. He was next elected as the mayor of Lincoln, serving from 1983 to 1987.[3][4][5]

Luedtke married Helen D. Snyder on December 1, 1951, and they had two sons. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in his later years, and died on July 22, 2005.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ (6 January 1994). Two Women Chair Committees, McCook Daily Gazette
  2. ^ (24 August 1976). Own Issue Confronts 'Right to Die' Advocate, Milwaukee Sentinel (AP story)
  3. ^ (7 May 1987). INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR HUDNUT WINS GOP PRIMARY, Chicago Tribune ("n Lincoln, Neb., Democratic state Sen. Bill Harris was elected mayor in a nonpartisan race, defeating Republican Roland Luedtke.")
  4. ^ Sharp, Nanch Weatherly & James Roger Sharp (eds.) American legislative leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, p. 162-63 (1997)
  5. ^ Lincoln's Mayors, lincoln.ne.gov, Retrieved February 14, 2012
  6. ^ Lt. Gov. Roland A. Luedtke (1979-1983)[usurped], nebraskahistory.org, Retrieved February 14, 2012
  7. ^ (23 July 2005). Former Lt. Governor Dies, WOWT-TV
Party political offices Preceded byAnne Stuart Batchelder Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska 1978, 1982 Succeeded byWilliam E. Nichol Political offices Preceded byGerald T. Whelan Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska 1979–1983 Succeeded byDonald McGinley Preceded byHal W. Bauer Nebraska State Senator- District 28 1967–1979 Succeeded byChris Beutler Preceded byHelen Boosalis Mayor of Lincoln 1983 to 1987 Succeeded byBill Harris
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