| Dan Watermeier | |
| Office: | Chair of the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature |
| Term Start: | January 4, 2017 |
| Term End: | January 9, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Bob Krist |
| Successor: | Mike Hilgers |
| State Legislature1: | Nebraska |
| District1: | 1st |
| Term Start1: | January 9, 2013 |
| Term End1: | January 9, 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Lavon Heidemann |
| Successor1: | Julie Slama |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (BS) |
Dan Watermeier (born May 29, 1961, in Lincoln, Nebraska)[1] is an American politician and a former Nebraska state senator in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature representing District 1.[2]
While in the legislature, Watermeier served as the chairman of the Legislative Performance Audit Committee[3] and vice-chairman of the Executive Committee.[4]
Watermeier earned his BS in agriculture from University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
When Senator Lavon Heidemann ran for Nebraska University Board of Regents in 2012 and left the District 1 seat open, Watermeier placed first in the May 15, 2012, Primary election with 3,438 votes,[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,737 votes against Jerry Joy,[6] who had previously run for the seat in 2008.
Watermeier was previously elected to the Nemaha Natural Resources District and appointed to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission.[7]