Roland A. Luedtke

Who is Roland A. Luedtke?

Roland Alfred Luedtke was an American politician who served as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska from 1979 to 1983.

Luedtke was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 4, 1924 to Alfred C. and Carolina Luedtke. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1942 he served in World War II in the U.S. Army. He then attended University of Nebraska–Lincoln and received a bachelor's degree in 1949 followed by a law degree.

Luedtke served as Deputy Secretary of State of Nebraska from 1953 to 1959. In November 1966 he was first elected to the Nebraska Legislature. He became Speaker of the Legislature in 1977.

He was elected lieutenant governor and served in that position from 1979 to 1983. He was next elected as the mayor of Lincoln, serving from 1983 to 1987.

Luedtke married Helen D. Snyder on December 1, 1951, and they had two sons. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in his later years, and died on July 22, 2005.