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Website. Official website. Jean Louise Stothert (née Wolf; born February 7, 1954) is an American politician and former nurse serving as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. She is the first woman to hold the office and was sworn in as Mayor on June 10, 2013. She was re-elected on May 10, 2017, [ 1 ] and May 11, 2021.
The Omaha City Council is the legislative branch and is made up seven members elected from districts across the city. The council enacts local ordinances and approves the city budget. Government priorities and activities are established in a budget ordinance approved annually. The council takes official action through the passage of ordinances ...
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
Betty Abbott was the first female city council member of Omaha, Nebraska. [ 1] She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, and was inducted into its hall of fame. [ 2] She became a member of the Omaha city council in 1965 and stayed a member until 1977. [ 1] In 1973 she was named the Omaha World-Herald's "Midlander of the Year." [ 2]
T. Lee Terry. Categories: Omaha City Council. Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska. Nebraska city council members. American city council members by city.
Named mayor by the City Council on February 3, 1987 after mayor Mike Boyle was recalled. [5] Simon died on April 14, 1988 with City Council President Fred Conley served as acting mayor until the council was able to convene to name an interim mayor. [5] 50 Fred L. Conley (acting mayor) April 14, 1988 April 20, 1988 Democratic
On May 26, 1988, he was named to the Omaha City Council for district 3 [6] after Walter Calinger vacated his seat to serve as mayor after the death of mayor Bernie Smith. [7] Anzaldo was sworn in on June 6, 1988. [6] Anzaldo served as acting mayor, following the resignation of his predecessor P.J. Morgan, from September 20, 1994 [8] to January ...
GNIS feature ID. 0835483 [3] Website. cityofomaha.org. Omaha (/ ˈoʊməhɑː / OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. [6] It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River.