Bob Evnen


Robert Barnett Evnen is an American attorney and politician from the state of Nebraska. He is the 27th Secretary of State of Nebraska, serving since 2019.
Evnen graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in social science and from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He was a partner at the Lincoln, Nebraska law firm Woods & Aitken, LLP. He served as a member of the State Board of Education, following his appointment by Governor Dave Heineman in 2005 and he was elected to a full term in 2008. He also served as general counsel to the Nebraska Republican Party and as campaign treasurer for U.S. Senator Deb Fischer.
In the 2018 elections, Evnen ran for Secretary of State of Nebraska. He won the election, defeating Spencer Danner, and was sworn into office on January 10, 2019.