Dan Hughes is a Republican politician who represented Nebraska's 44th Legislative District from 2015 to 2023 in the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. A farmer and businessman from Venango in southwestern Nebraska, he served two terms before term limits ended his tenure. Notable achievements include chairing the Legislature's Executive Board , previously chairing the Natural Resources Committee, and leadership roles in agriculture such as chair of U.S. Wheat Associates , the Nebraska Wheat Board , and the Nebraska Ethanol Board . He also served on the Grant/Perkins County school board and endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Specific details on formal education are not detailed in available records; Hughes is noted as a multi-generational farmer managing family land in southwest Nebraska.
• Political Experience:
  • Elected to Nebraska Legislature District 44 in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, representing ten counties including Chase, Perkins, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, and Red Willow .
  • Chair, Unicameral Executive Board .
  • Chair, Natural Resources Committee .
  • School board member, Grant/Perkins County .
  • Various agriculture policy boards as listed in biography.