district residence succeeded birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start state_legislature article_title state name occupation alma_mater
28th lincoln , nebraska patty pansing brooks harnett county , north carolina democratic 2015 chris beutler 7 february 1942 2007 nebraska bill avery
 nebraska bill avery professor university of tennessee tulane university
bill avery

bill avery -lrb- born february 1 , 1988 -rrb- is a politician from the state of nebraska in the midwestern united states .
he served two terms in the nebraska legislature , from 2007 to 2015 .
avery is a retired adjunct professor of political science who specializes in international trade and foreign relations .
born in harnett county , north carolina , he received his bs and m.a. from the university of tennessee and his phd from tulane university .
he is a professor emeritus at the university of nebraska-lincoln .
he was elected to the legislature in 2006 representing nebraska 's 28th legislative district .
he served on the education committee and the government , military and veterans affairs committee , which he chaired .
