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Tag: Jean Stothert

Jean Stothert and the Problems of a Fractured Party
Mayor Jean Stothert delivers an election-night concession speech on stage with Gov. Jim Pillen, city council members Brinker Harding, Don Rowe, and Aimee Melton, former Gov. Dave Heineman, and others.
Elections

Jean Stothert and the Problems of a Fractured Party

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Tuesday night was bad for Omaha Republicans. Jean Stothert, who made history as both the first woman elected mayor of Omaha and the first mayor

Jean Stothert and John Ewing Face Off at Debate with Free Speech Society
John Ewing and Jean Stothert met for a debate on Saturday morning, their second since the primary election on April 1.
Elections

Jean Stothert and John Ewing Face Off at Debate with Free Speech Society

April 19, 2025April 21, 2025

Omaha mayoral candidates Jean Stothert and John Ewing met at the Free Speech Society in Omaha on Saturday morning for a debate, the second since

Where do McDonnell’s supporters go from here?
Mike McDonnell after his election night concession speech on Tuesday.
Elections

Where do McDonnell’s supporters go from here?

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

When Mike McDonnell kicked off his mayoral campaign back in November, I asked him whether he would support Jean Stothert if it were a choice

The Strange Bedfellows of the Omaha Mayor’s Race
Mike McDonnell speaks to guests at the Douglas County Republican Party meeting in March.
Elections

The Strange Bedfellows of the Omaha Mayor’s Race

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

There is a political realignment going on in the Republican Party, one that has two very different Republicans running against each other in Omaha’s mayor’s

Mayor Stothert and a Hidden Microphone
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert speaks to guests with the River City Republicans.
Elections

Mayor Stothert and a Hidden Microphone

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Jean Stothert has a long track record as the Mayor of Omaha. After defeating Jim Suttle in 2013, she has served an unprecedented three terms

Nebraska Republicans make their closing arguments as 2024 campaign season wraps up
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert kicks off the event while Felix Ungerman, Rita Sanders, Kathleen Kauth, Don Bacon, Mike Flood, Deb Fischer, and Pete RIcketts applaud.
Election 2024

Nebraska Republicans make their closing arguments as 2024 campaign season wraps up

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

Members of Nebraska’s federal delegation, led by Sen. Pete Ricketts, conducted a “fly around” tour across the Cornhusker State, with a dozen stops over the

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and the State of the City
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert speaks to guests at the River City Republican luncheon in Omaha, Neb.
Meetups

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and the State of the City

February 4, 2023May 29, 2024

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert stopped by the Pizza Ranch on Thursday to give a lunchtime “state of the city” address to the River City Republicans,

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert endorses Brett Lindstrom
Senator Brett Lindstrom with Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert.
Election 2022

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert endorses Brett Lindstrom

April 4, 2022May 29, 2024

Senator Brett Lindstrom picked up a significant endorsement this afternoon in his race to become Nebraska’s next governor — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert. Stothert stopped

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