Nebraska lieutenant governor steps down after protection order

[Wireless News]

(Reuters) - Nebraska's lieutenant governor resigned his post and withdrew from the upcoming election on Tuesday, a day after a judge entered a protection order against him in a family dispute. Lieutenant Governor Lavon Heidemann, who was the running mate of Republican candidate for governor Pete Ricketts, said his decision was the best thing for his family and the state. Heidemann himself had been a replacement for former Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy, who resigned in February 2013 after an Omaha World-Herald newspaper investigation raised questions about improper cell phone calls to women. Heidemann was accused of grabbing his sister's wrist during a family dispute and an order of protection was entered on Monday.

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