Ken Schilz

Background

He was born in and resides in Ogallala, Nebraska, and helps on his family-owned farm.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1992.

Career

Farmer McGinley Schilz Company, 1992—1995. Member/vice chair Marketing Committee, Nebraska Cattlemen, 1994—1997. President Nebraska Water Users, 1996.

Recreation representative Governors Platte River Advisory Committee, 2000—2004. Feed yard mgr/supervisor/head cattle procurement McGinley Schilz Feed Yard, since 1995. Member/president/vice president Nebraska Water Users Board Directors, since 1995.

Vice president Nebraska Water Users, since 1997. Member Western Irrigation District, since 2000. South platte representative Nebra Water Policy Task Force, since 2003.

Member Keith County Area Development, since 2002, president, since 2003. Member Twin Platte Natural Resources District Stakeholder Task Force, since 2005, Water Education Committee Lake McConaughy Visitors Center, since 2006, Ogallala Planning Commission Board, since 2006, Twin Platte Natural Resources District Integrated Management Plan Task Force, since 2007, Ogallala Planning & Zoning Committee, since 2007. Member District 47 Nebraska State Legislature, since 2008, member Agriculture Committee, Business and Labor Committee & Natural Resources Committee.

Achievements

• Ken Schilz has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Deb Schilz; children: Jacob, Elizabeth.

Spouse:

Deb Schilz

child:

Jacob Schilz

child:

Elizabeth Schilz