district state_senate succeeded birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state
5th nebraska heath mello columbus , nebraska democratic 2009 bernice labedz 23 december 1946 1993 don preister
 nebraska
don preister

don preister -lrb- born 1946 -rrb- is a democrat who served 16 years as a nebraska state senator from bellevue , nebraska in the nebraska legislature and greeting card manufacturer for joy creations .
he has served on the bellevue city council since 2009 and was the council president for 2013 .
he founded green bellevue in 2009 and serves as its leader .
