Mike Foley

Mike Foley

Republican Party

Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Charlie Janssen

Prior offices

Nebraska State Senate

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Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts

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Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska

Successor: Joe Kelly

Predecessor: John Nelson

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Compensation

Base salary

$85,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Brockport, 1976

Graduate

Michigan State University, 1978

Personal

Birthplace

Rochester, N.Y.

Profession

Analyst

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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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

2022

See also: Nebraska Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts

Mike Foley defeated L. Leroy Lopez and Gene Siadek in the general election for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Foley (R)	68.5	429,169
		L. Leroy Lopez (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	19.3	120,987
		Gene Siadek (L)	12.2	76,223

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 626,379
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts

Mike Foley defeated Larry Anderson in the Republican primary for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Foley	73.2	167,049
		Larry Anderson	26.8	61,061

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,110
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts

L. Leroy Lopez advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		L. Leroy Lopez	100.0	912

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 912
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts

Gene Siadek advanced from the Libertarian primary for Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gene Siadek	100.0	1,799

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,799
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2018

See also: Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Mike Foley was the running mate of Pete Ricketts.

General election

General election for Governor of Nebraska

Incumbent Pete Ricketts defeated Bob Krist in the general election for Governor of Nebraska on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pete Ricketts (R)	59.0	411,812
		Bob Krist (D)	41.0	286,169

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 697,981 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Nebraska

Bob Krist defeated Vanessa Ward and Tyler Davis in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Krist	59.8	54,992
		Vanessa Ward	28.8	26,478
		Tyler Davis	11.4	10,472

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 91,942
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska

Incumbent Pete Ricketts defeated Krystal Gabel in the Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pete Ricketts	81.4	138,292
		Krystal Gabel	18.6	31,568

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 169,860
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2014

See also: Nebraska Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014 and United States Congress elections, 2014

Foley initially ran for election to the office of Governor of Nebraska in 2014. He lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014.

Foley was selected by Republican gubernatorial nominee Pete Ricketts as his running mate following the resignation of former Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann on September 9, 2014. Incumbent Governor Dave Heineman was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. The general election was held on November 4, 2014.

On February 22, 2013, Foley told the Nebraska Radio Network that he was considering bids for four different offices in 2014: governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and a third term in his current post as Nebraska Auditor.

Results

Primary

Governor of Nebraska, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pete Ricketts	26.6%	58,671
Jon Bruning	25.5%	56,324
Beau McCoy	20.9%	46,196
Mike Foley	19.2%	42,394
Tom Carlson	4.1%	9,080
Bryan Slone	3.7%	8,265
Total Votes		220,930
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

General election

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Ricketts/Mike Foley	57.2%	308,751
	Democratic	Chuck Hassebrook/Jane Raybould	39.3%	211,905
	Libertarian	Mark G. Elworth Jr./Scott Zimmerman	3.5%	19,001
Total Votes				539,657
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

2010

Foley won re-election as state auditor in the November 2010 election, defeating Libertarian Michele Sallach-Grace.

Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Mike Foley (R)		345,436
Michele Sallach-Grace (L)		88,433

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Mike Foley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Foley campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts	Won general	$41,079	$15,305
2014	Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska*	Won	$8,483,772	N/A**
2010	Nebraska Auditor	Won	$-4,770	N/A**
2006	NE Auditor/NE State Senate**	Won	$43,261	N/A**
2004	NE State Senate	Won	$28,330	N/A**
2000	NE State Senate	Won	$45,952	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Foley and his wife, Susan, have six children and belong to St. Peter's Catholic Church.

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Preceded by Charlie Janssen (R)	Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by John Nelson (R)	Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska 2015-2023	Succeeded by Joe Kelly (R)
Preceded by -	Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts 2007-2015	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Nebraska State Senate 2000-2007	Succeeded by -