| − | '''Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson''', born May 17, 1941 (age {{age|1941|5|17}}), is the senior U.S. Senator from [[Nebraska]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He currently serves on the Committees on Appropriations, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Armed Services, and Rules and Administration. He has voted with Democrats 73% of the time during the current [[Congress]]. <ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/n000180/</ref> | + | '''Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson''', born May 17, 1941 (age {{age|1941|5|17}}), is the senior U.S. Senator from [[Nebraska]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He currently serves on the Committees on Appropriations, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Armed Services, and Rules and Administration. He has voted with Democrats 73% of the time during the current [[Congress]],<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/n000180/</ref> and faces an uphill battle to be reelected in 2012 in [[conservative]] Nebraska. |