J. James Exon
Birth date
August 9, 1921
Death date
June 10, 2005
Place of birth
Geddes, South Dakota, USA
Profession
Acting
Age
83 years
Biography
John James Exon (August 9, 1921 – June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a United States senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Exon never lost an election, and was the only Democrat ever to hold Nebraska's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat. He was elected governor in 1970, re-elected in 1974, elected to the Senate in 1978, and re-elected to that seat in 1984 and 1990.
