LINCOLN, Neb. —

State Treasurer Tom Briese is resigning, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Monday.

Joey Spellerberg, who is currently the Fremont mayor, is being appointed to replace him, Pillen said.

Briese said it was "an honor and a privilege" to serve Nebraska.

The Albion, Nebraska, native, replaced John Murante as the state treasurer in 2023. He was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2016 and reelected in 2020.

Spellerberg said he is "ready and excited to get to work."

"This call to service came unexpectedly. I am ready and excited to get to work. Governor, your confidence in me is humbling, and I am ready for the opportunity to serve our great state," Spellerberg said at a press conference Monday.

He said property taxes will be one of his top priorities.

"We've done a gr

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