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Marge Higgins

Marge Higgins
Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 9th district
In office
December 2, 1980 – January 4, 1989
Preceded byRay Powers
Succeeded byJohn Lindsay
Personal details
Born(1931-08-03)August 3, 1931
Lincoln, Nebraska
DiedDecember 2, 2015(2015-12-02) (aged 84)
Omaha, Nebraska
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
David Higgins
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(m. 1956; died 2013)​
RelativesAnne Boyle (niece)
EducationMount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women
OccupationReal estate investor

Margaret "Marge" Higgins (née Andreasen, August 3, 1931 – December 2, 2015) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 9th district from 1980 to 1989.

Early life

Margaret Andreasen was born in 1931 in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][2] She graduated from Cathedral High School and moved to Kentucky to attend the Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women and enter a convent, but dropped out before taking her vows.[2] She married David Higgins, a supervisor at the U.S. penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, and they relocated to Omaha.[2] She worked with her brother-in-law, Douglas County Treasurer Sam Howell, and owned a commercial insurance firm with him, and was appointed to the Omaha Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, and advocated for improving jail conditions.[2] She served as the chair of the Douglas County Democratic Party from 1974 to 1976.[3]

Nebraska Legislature

In 1980, Higgins announced that she would challenge appointed State Senator Ray Powers in the 9th district, which was based in downtown Omaha.[4] In the nonpartisan election, Higgins faced Powers and construction worker John Cronin and University of Nebraska at Omaha student Randy Stevenson.[5][6] Higgins placed second in the primary, winning 38 percent of the vote to Powers's 43 percent,[7] and they advanced to the general election.[8] In the general election, Higgins defeated Powers by a narrow margin, winning 51–49 percent.[7][9]

Following Higgins's victory, Powers resigned from the legislature early, and Higgins was appointed to serve out the remaining month of his term.[10] She was sworn in on December 2, 1980.[11]

Higgins ran for re-election in 1984, and was challenged by C. Bruce Davis, the chairman of the Nebraska Commission on Aging.[12] In the primary election, Higgins placed first by a wide margin, winning 62 percent of the vote to Davis's 38 percent.[13][14] Higgins only narrowly defeated Davis in the general election, winning her second term with 52 percent of the vote.[13]

In 1985, Higgins announced that she would run for Governor in 1986.[3] She contracted a severe case of the flu during the campaign, and was absent from the campaign trail for six weeks in the months leading up to the primary election. However, after receiving a "clean bill of health" from her doctor, she continued her campaign.[15] However, she ended up finishing a distant fifth in the Democratic primary, receiving 3 percent of the vote.[16][17]

Higgins declined to seek a third term in the legislature in 1988.[18]

Death

Higgins died on December 2, 2015.[2]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Gail Lynn, ed. (1987). Nebraska Blue Book 1986-87 (PDF). Clerk of the Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e Buddenberg, Roger (December 4, 2015). "Former state senator championed rights of underdogs". Omaha World-Herald. p. 3B. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Marge Higgins Plans to Run For Governor". Omaha World-Herald. November 23, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Higgins Files In District 9". Omaha World-Herald. March 14, 1980. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Kelly, Michael (April 20, 1980). "2 Legislative Entries Look Neck and Neck". Omaha World-Herald. p. 34. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Kelly, Michael (April 23, 1980). "9th Legislative District Race a Gamble for Some Candidates". Omaha World-Herald. p. 53. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b Beermann, Allen J. (1980). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, May 13, 1980, General Election, November 4, 1980 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  8. ^ McClanahan, A.J. (May 14, 1980). "Omaha Area Incumbents Win Tests for Legislature". Omaha World-Herald. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Thompson, David (November 6, 1980). "Defeat of Incumbent Senators Was Unmatched in 30 Years". Omaha World-Herald. p. 38. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Partsch, Frank (November 21, 1980). "Sen. Powers Cuts Term By a Month". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ O'Donnell, Patrick J., ed. (1981). Legislative Journal of the State of Nebraska: Eighty-Seventh Legislature, First Session (PDF). Vol. 1. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  12. ^ "Legislature Seat Sought by Davis". Omaha World-Herald. March 12, 1984. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b Beermann, Allen J. (1984). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, May 15, 1984, General Election, November 6, 1984 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  14. ^ Taylor, John (May 16, 1984). "Educators to Challenge 2 Incumbents". Omaha World-Herald. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Marge Higgins Stays in Race". Omaha World-Herald. April 2, 1986. p. 22. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Beermann, Allen J. (1986). Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board, Primary Election, May 13, 1986, General Election, November 4, 1986 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  17. ^ Roth, Evan; Allan, Tom (May 14, 1986). "Omaha 'Visibility' Was Strong Omen For Mrs. Boosalis". Omaha World-Herald. p. 11. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Four Bid to Succeed Sen. Higgins As She Declines to Seek 3rd Term". Omaha World-Herald. February 26, 1988. p. 8. Retrieved April 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

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