Mike Foley (Republican Party) is the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts. He assumed office on January 5, 2023. His current term ends on January 7, 2027.
Foley (Republican Party) ran for election for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Foley began the 2014 election cycle as a candidate for Governor of Nebraska, but he was defeated in the May 13 Republican primary by future running mate Pete Ricketts. Pete Ricketts selected Foley as his lieutenant governor on September 9, 2014, the same day that then-Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann resigned from office.
Prior to winning election as lieutenant governor, Foley served two terms as Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts. He was first elected state auditor in 2006, and in 2010 he was re-elected with 80 percent of the vote.
Foley is a former member of the Nebraska State Senate. He represented the state Senate’s 29th District in Lincoln from 2000 to 2007, when he became the state auditor.
Biography
In addition to his political career, Foley worked for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners for 20 years. He also worked as a corporate planning analyst for the Nebraska Public Power District and a consultant with the Kirschner Associates firm.
Foley is from Rochester, N.Y., and worked in Washington D.C. for 20 years before moving to Nebraska. He received his bachelor of science degree in 1976 from the State University of New York at Brockport, and an MBA from Michigan State University in 1978.
Political career
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor (2015 – 2023)
Foley was elected in 2014 and took office on January 8, 2015, succeeding September 2014 appointee John Nelson (R).
Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (2007 – 2015)
Foley was first elected to this position in 2006 and re-elected in 2010.
Nebraska State Senator (2000 – 2007)
Foley represented District 29 in Lincoln for six years. As a member of the state legislature, Foley served on the Judiciary Committee and Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.
Elections