Omaha City Council


The City Council of Omaha, Nebraska, is elected every four years on a nonpartisan basis. The next election will occur in 2025. Omaha has a strong mayor form of government. Members are elected by district. Currently seven city council districts are represented across the City of Omaha.
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Membership

City council members represented seven districts throughout the city of Omaha.
The city council is officially nonpartisan; party affiliations are for informational purposes only. However, registered Democrats hold a majority.
DistrictCouncilmanParty
1Pete FestersenD
2LaVonya GoodwinD
3Danny BegleyD
4Ron HugD
5Don RoweR
6Brinker HardingR
7Aimee MeltonR

Additional seats

In 2006 the Nebraska State Legislature began deliberations on adding additional seats to the Omaha City Council. Due to the annexation of Elkhorn by Omaha, the city council has proposed new boundaries for the districts that would split Elkhorn between two districts. Legislative Bill 405, introduced by Elkhorn State Senator Dwite Pedersen, would increase the size of the Omaha City Council to 9 members and realign districts. However, this bill was tabled in March 2007 until the next legislative session.

First Omaha City Council

The first Omaha City Council was convened in 1857. It was composed of A. D. Jones, who resigned March 23, 1857; T. G. Goodwill, who died May 18, 1857; G. C. Bove, H. H. Visscher, Thomas Davis, William N. Byers, William W. Wyman, Thomas O'Connor, C. H. Downs, J. H. Kellom, for whom Kellom School was later named; and John Creighton, whom Creighton University was later named for.
The city council has long taken stances on issues. In 1859 a local newspaper reported that a, "...bill introduced in the Omaha City Council, for the abolition of slavery in this Territory, was called up yesterday, and its further consideration postponed for two weeks. A strong effort will be made among the Republicans to secure its passage; we think, however, it will fail. The farce certainly cannot be enacted if the Democrats do their duty."
Election YearPosition 1Position 2Position 3Position 4Position 5Position 6Position 7
1957W. P. GarveyAlbert L. VeysA. V. SorensenWarren R. SwigartJames J. DworakHarry TrustinSam W. Reynolds
1957W. P. GarveyN.P. DodgeA. V. SorensenWarren R. SwigartJames J. DworakHarry Trustin-
1961Albert L. VeysWarren R. SwigartHarry TrustinH. F. JacobbergerErnest A. AdamsWilliam R. MilnerArthur D. Bradley Jr.
1965Robert G. CunninghamBetty Abbott H. F. JacobbergerAlbert L. VeysArthur D. Bradley Jr.Sam VacantiLynn R. Carey
1969H. F. JacobbergerWarren R. SwigartAlbert L. VeysArthur D. Bradley Jr.L. K. SmithBetty AbbottJohn Ritums
1973John HlavacekJohn MillerRobert G. Cunningham Monte TaylorSteve RosenblattJerry HassettBetty Abbott
1973John HlavacekJohn MillerRay F. Slizewski Monte TaylorSteve RosenblattJerry HassettBetty Abbott
1977Steve RosenblattJerry HassettRichard Takechi Mary Kay GreenTim RouseLeo KraftWarren R. Swigart
District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7
1981David StahmerFred Conley Walt CalingerSteve TomasekConnie Findlay Sylvia Wagner Bernie Simon
1983Fred ConleySteve Tomasek Sylvia Wagner
1985Joe FriendWalt Calinger Richard TakechiBernie Simon
1985Joe FriendSubby Anzaldo Richard TakechiAllen Dinzole
1987Fred Conley Steve TomasekJim Cleary
1989Joe FriendSubby AnzaldoRichard TakechiSteve Exon
1991Fred ConleySteve TomasekLee Terry
1993Joe Friend Brenda Council Subby AnzaldoPaul KoneckRichard Takechi Lee TerryFrank Christensen
1993Lormong Lo Brenda Council Subby AnzaldoPaul KoneckCliff Herd Lee TerryFrank Christensen
1997Lormong LoFrank BrownSubby Anzaldo Paul KoneckCliff HerdLee TerryMarc Kraft
1997Lormong LoFrank BrownBob Sivick Paul KoneckCliff HerdJames MonahanMarc Kraft
2001Marc KraftFrank BrownJim VokalGarry GernandtDan WelchFranklin ThompsonChuck Sigerson
2005Jim SuttleFrank BrownJim VokalGarry GernandtDan WelchFranklin ThompsonChuck Sigerson
2009Pete FestersenBen GrayChris JerramGarry GernandtJean StothertFranklin ThompsonChuck Sigerson
2009Pete FestersenBen GrayChris JerramGarry GernandtJean StothertFranklin ThompsonThomas Mulligan
2013Pete FestersenBen GrayChris JerramGarry GernandtRich PahlsFranklin ThompsonAimee Melton
2017Pete FestersenBen GrayChris JerramVinny PalermoRich Pahls Brinker HardingAimee Melton
2017Pete FestersenBen GrayChris JerramVinny PalermoColleen Brennan Brinker HardingAimee Melton
2021Pete FestersenJuanita JohnsonDanny BegleyVinny Palermo
Don RoweBrinker HardingAimee Melton
2021Pete FestersenJuanita JohnsonDanny BegleyRon Hug
Don RoweBrinker HardingAimee Melton
2025Pete FestersenLaVonya GoodwinDanny BegleyRon HugDon RoweBrinker HardingAimee Melton
2025Pete FestersenLaVonya GoodwinDanny BegleyRon HugDon RoweBrinker HardingAimee Melton