Heath Mello

Heath Mello
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 5th district
Assumed office
2009
Preceded by Don Preister
Personal details
Born (1979-08-02) August 2, 1979
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Residence Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Heath Mello (born August 2, 1979) is an American politician and a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.<ref =legis>Nebraska State Legislature, accessed March 10, 2010.</ref> He was born in and resides in Omaha, Nebraska.

Background

Mello received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2002.<ref =bio>District 05 Blog, accessed March 10, 2010.</ref> He currently works as a Community Affairs and Development Specialist at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, NE.<ref =bio>District 05 Blog, accessed March 10, 2010.</ref> He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.<ref =bio>District 05 Blog, accessed March 10, 2010.</ref>

Prior to his election to the Nebraska Legislature, Mello worked as a senior aide to U.S. Senator Ben Nelson and as an Assistant Coordinator to the Nebraska Community Improvement Program.<ref =bio>District 05 Blog, accessed July 9, 2010.</ref>

Mello, a Roman Catholic, is a member of St. Thomas More Parish in Omaha, NE and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Mello and his wife, Catherine, were married on May 22, 2010.<ref =bio>District 05 Blog, accessed July 8, 2010.</ref>

State legislature

Mello is a Nebraska state senator who was elected to represent the 5th Legislative District in the Nebraska Legislature on November 4, 2008. Legislative District 5 consists of the South Omaha and North Bellevue portions of the Omaha Metropolitan area. Mello is currently serving his second term in office, and was re-elected November 6, 2012.

Legislative committees and organizations

He was elected to the Legislature in 2008 and currently serves on the Appropriations[1] and Nebraska Retirement Systems Committees[2] in the Nebraska Legislature, as well as the Legislature’s State Planning Committee,[3] Homeland Security Policy Group and the Healthcare Reform Task Force.

Mello is an active member in national state legislative organizations; serving on the Economic Development[4] and Energy[5] Committees within the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments, as well as, the Budgets & Revenue[6] and Labor & Economic Development Committees[7] within the National Conference of State Legislators. Mello is also a member of CLEAN (Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now),[8] the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators[9] and the Specialty Equipment Market Association State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus.[10]

Community organizations

As of March 10, 2010 Mello served on the Board of Directors for One World Health Center,[11] Bellevue Community Police Foundation,[12] South Omaha Business Association,[13] the South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance[14] and the Q Street Merchants Association. He also served as a member of South Omaha Optimists, South Omaha Development Project, South Omaha Environmental Task Force, South Omaha Weed & Seed, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce, and Omaha Chamber of Commerce.[15]

Bills introduced/passed

101st Legislature, 1st Session

101st Legislature, 2nd Session

Source: Nebraska Legislature[16]

See also

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Preceded by
Don Preister
Nebraska Legislature District 5
2009–present
Incumbent
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