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Introduction

John has a keen understanding of the sensitivities and the strategies needed to promote your interests in Nebraska. Keeping a daily presence at the Unicameral during the session, John works closely with the state senators to ensure favorable outcomes. He places a premium on ethics, and fiercely protects the integrity and reputation of both clients and the firm.

Clients

1) 192 and Dodge LLC

2) Alliance for Automotive Innovation

3) Alter Trading Corporation

4) American Legal Finance Association

5) Black Hills Energy

6) Cheer Athletics Omaha

7) City of Hastings

8) City of Lexington

9) City of Ralston

10) Completely Kids

11) Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges

12) e-TITAN Vapors LLC

13) Fantasy Sports Operator Coalition

14) First National of Nebraska, Inc.

15) Fresenius Medical Care North America

16) Greater Nebraska Cities

17) Gretna Public Schools

18) Independent Payroll Providers Association c/o National Strategies, LLC

19) Intralot

20) Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

21) Motorola Solutions, Inc.

22) National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Nebraska Chapter

23) Nebraska Association of Independent Ambulatory Centers

24) Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys

25) Nebraska Beverage Association

26) Nebraska County Judges Association

27) Nebraska Nurses Association

28) Nebraska Rural Broadband Coalition

29) Nebraska State Electrical Division

30) Nebraskans for Rate Equity

31) Northern Natural Gas

32) Omaha Performing Arts

33) Omaha Public Power District

34) OpenSky Policy Institute

35) Outlinc, Inc DBA OutNebraska

36) Recycled Materials Association (ReMA)

37) Sazerac Company

38) Self Storage Association

39) Siena Francis House

40) Tallgrass Energy

41) The Fairness Project

42) Western Union

43) Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Relationships

Former Nebraska State Senator
Served as:
Chairman of Judiciary Committee
Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board
Served on the following committees:
Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Business and Labor
Agriculture

Biography

John joined the O'Hara Lindsay in 1997 and became president in 2008 when Paul O'Hara retired.

Prior to becoming a lobbyist, John served as a Nebraska state senator for two terms representing Omaha's 9th legislative district. While there, his colleagues chose him to chair the Judiciary Committee and before that Vice-Chair of the Executive Board.

He practiced law in Omaha for 13 years, starting out with his father and older brother. John clerked for the Honorable John Grant at the Nebraska Supreme Court for a year after law school.

John was born and raised in Omaha. John and his wife, Mary Beth, are the parents of four boys, John, Patrick, Bobby and David. John, a big fan of Little League baseball, coached for a number of years. John's great-grandfather, John B. Furay, was a member of Nebraska's first legislature in 1869. That may explain why it seems that John has politics in his blood!

Last Updated: May 18, 2025