Whitehead Files for District 14 Legislative Seat

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Whitehead Files for District 14

Legislative Seat

PAPILLION - Teresa Whitehead of Papillion announced her candidacy for Nebraska's District 14 Legislative seat today. Whitehead, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, currently serves as an analyst at U.S. Strategic Command.

Whitehead, age 48, was born in Lincoln and raised in Palmyra, NE. She is a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln where she earned a Bachelor's of Science in Secondary Education. She received her Master's Degree in Human Services and Human Resource Education from Boston University.

Whitehead served as a military intelligence officer and was assigned to the Allied Command Europe Counterintelligence Group in Belgium. She deployed as the Deputy Commander of the U.S. National Intelligence Cell as part of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia.

Whitehead returned to her native Nebraska in 1999 to serve at USSTRATCOM , Offutt Air Force Base. Following this assignment, she headed the Army ROTC Department as the Professor of Military Science at Creighton University. She retired from the US Army in 2006.

Whitehead said she is running for the Nebraska Legislature because she wants to extend her national service to the state and local level.

"I believe my unique experience will allow me to effectively serve Legislative District 14," Whitehead said. "I look forward to providing leadership in the Legislature to help address the challenges facing the citizens of my home district and the State of Nebraska. "

Whitehead said she is excited to hear from District 14 citizens during this campaign and is eager to discuss the issues important to them. Whitehead said she is particularly interested in improving education, growing the economy, assisting small businesses, reducing property taxes and strengthening neighborhoods.

Whitehead is married to Bruce Whitehead, formerly of Syracuse, NE. Bruce owns and operates his own remodeling and repair business in Papillion. Teresa and Bruce have two grown children. Their daughter Carrie and son-in-law Seth live in Omaha, and their son Jesse is a student at Bellevue University.

Whitehead is an active member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Papillion.

That's my Momma!!

I have lots to tell you all about this and my fall I took today on a patch of ice and my trip to the hospital because I fell right on my stomach, and my possible preeclamsia, but for now I am peeing in a jug and resting. Maybe tomorrow.

Love (my Momma),

Carrie