ensures that contractors, subcontractors, and workers receive payment in a timely manner. Under the bill, owners must pay contractors within 30 days and contractors and subcontractors must pay within 10 days. The bill was aimed at large out-of-state contractors who use Nebraska craftsmen as a bank, putting off paying them well beyond the normal 30-day tradition. A diverse coalition of business and labor groups supported the bill, including the Associated General Contractors-Nebraska Building Chapter, the Omaha Building Trades, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Personal life White is a lifelong Nebraskan. He and his wife Barb have lived in the same part of Omaha since purchasing their first home over twenty years ago. Tom and Barb have two teenage children: a son, Logan, and a daughter, Reilly. Working his way through school by doing construction and warehouse work, White graduated from Regis University in 1979 and Creighton University School of Law in 1983. Currently a partner with the Omaha law firm White, Wulff & Jorgensen, White's legal career has focused on representing working people in issues such as workplace discrimination and civil rights. The firm also does commercial contract work. White has voiced to the press his pro-life stance (which he partially attributes to his Irish Catholic heritage), as well as his belief in fiscal conservatism and limited government. References External links State Senator Tom White official Nebraska Legislature website Tom White 2010 official campaign website Map of 8th District official map of Nebraska's 8th Senate District (pdf) 1956 births Living people Democratic Party Nebraska state senators Regis University alumni Creighton University School of Law alumni People from Columbus, Nebraska