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Jon Bruning was re-elected as Nebraska's 31st Attorney General in 2006. He was sworn into office on Jan. 9, 2003. He previously served six years as a State Senator in the Nebraska Legislature.

A fifth-generation Nebraskan, Bruning carries a reputation as an aggressive, effective leader in the fight against crime. He has worked tirelessly to help protect Nebraska's children from sexual predators by prosecuting offenders, educating parents and teachers on protecting their children, and traveling the state speaking to young people. In 2004, Bruning led the charge to pass legislation that created the offense of online enticement. This law gave prosecutors the ability to prosecute sexual predators lurking on the Internet. In 2006, he worked with Nebraska lawmakers to pass tougher laws for child sexual offenders. The new law requires a mandatory prison sentence of at least 15 years for the gravest crimes against children.

Bruning has also worked to stem the tide of methamphetamine (meth) in Nebraska communities. He successfully worked with legislators to increase penalties for meth traffickers and manufacturers. In 2005, Bruning worked to pass a law that required products with pseudoephedrine, a major ingredient in meth, be sold behind pharmacy counters. One year after the law went into effect, the state of Nebraska saw an 86 percent decrease in the number of meth labs seized.

In his duties, Bruning works to ensure the law applies equally to everyone. His reputation for appealing excessively lenient sentences, combined with his steadfast prosecution of elected officials, has earned him a reputation as "the People's Lawyer."

Bruning is chairman of the Nebraska Crime Commission and serves on the Nebraska Board of Pardons. He currently sits as the Vice President of the Midwestern Region of the National Association of Attorneys General. Bruning's work earned him the Aspen-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership in 2005.

Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, he received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Nebraska. Prior to public office, Bruning ran a private law practice in Omaha. Bruning and his wife, Deonne, live in Lincoln, Neb., with their two children, Lauren and Jack.