Galen Hadley (born March 9, 1942, in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American politician who is a member the Nebraska Legislature, serving as Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature since January 2015. He served previously as mayor of Kearney, Nebraska. Hadley was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. His father was a salesman and his mother was a housewife. He also has a younger brother and a younger sister.Hadley graduated from Lincoln High School, just like his mother.