Dan Watermeier was elected to the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) in November 2018 for a six-year term representing District 1, comprised of eight counties in Southeast Nebraska. Prior to joining the Commission, he served as a state senator in the Nebraska Unicameral from 2012-2018.

A farmer by trade, Commissioner Watermeier received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He is member of, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Energy Resources and Environment; the Nemaha NRD (chairman); Nebraska Natural Resources Commission (chairman); Luther Memorial Church (ELCA); fellow, Nebraska LEAD VII; Syracuse TeamMates program. A resident of Otoe County, Dan and his wife, Jean Ann, have three children.