Democratic Elected Officials

Meet Douglas County’s Democratic elected officals.

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  • Federal

    President Barack Obama Pres. Barack Obama
    President of the United States 

    Website:
    whitehouse.gov

    Senator Ben Nelson Sen. Ben Nelson
    U.S. Senate 

    Website:
    bennelson.senate.gov

    Vice President Joe Biden Vice Pres. Joe Biden
    Vice President of the United States 

    Website:
    whitehouse.gov

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    Nebraska State Legislature

    Senator Heath Mello Sen. Heath Mello
    Legislative District 5 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist05/

    Phone:
    402-471-2710

    E-mail:
    hmello@leg.ne.gov

    Senator Jeremy Nordquist Sen. Jeremy Nordquist
    Legislative District 7 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist07/

    Phone:
    402-471-2721

    E-mail:
    jnordquist@leg.ne.gov

    Senator Burke Harr Sen. Burke Harr
    Legislative District 8 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist08/

    Phone:
    402-471-2722

    E-mail:
    bharr@leg.ne.gov

    Senator Gwen Howard Sen. Gwen Howard
    Legislative District 9 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist09/

    Phone:
    402-471-2723

    E-mail:
    ghoward@leg.ne.gov

    Senator Brenda Council Sen. Brenda Council
    Legislative District 11 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist11/

    Phone:
    402-471-2612

    E-mail:
    bcouncil@leg.ne.gov

    Senator Steve Lathrop Sen. Steve Lathrop
    Legisltive District 12 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist12/

    Phone:
    402-471-2623

    E-mail:
    slathrop@leg.ne.gov

    Senator Tanya Cook Sen. Tanya Cook
    Legislative District 13 

    Website:
    news.legislature.ne.gov /dist13/

    Phone:
    402-471-2727

    E-mail:
    tcook@leg.ne.gov

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    Nebraska Public Service Commission

    Commissioner Anne Boyle Anne Boyle
    District 2 

    Website:
    psc.state.ne.us

    Phone:
    800-526-0017

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    Nebraska State Board of Education

    Rebecca Valdez Rebecca Valdez
    District 4 

    Website:
    education.ne.gov/stateboard

    Phone:
    402-315-8694

    E-mail:
    valdezstateboard@gmail.com

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    Douglas County

    Commissioner Mike Boyle Mike Boyle
    County Board District 1 

    Website:
    douglascounty-ne.gov /commissioners

    Phone:
    402-444-7025

    Commissioner Pam Tusa Pam Tusa
    County Board District 2 

    Website:
    douglascounty-ne.gov /commissioners

    Phone:
    402-444-7025

    Commissioner Chris Rodgers Chris Rodgers
    County Board District 3 

    Website:
    douglascounty-ne.gov /commissioners

    Phone:
    402-444-7025

    Commissioner Marc Kraft Marc Kraft
    County Board District 5 

    Website:
    douglascounty-ne.gov /commissioners

    Phone:
    402-444-7025

    Assessor Roger Morrissey Roger Morrissey
    County Assessor 

    Website:
    dcassessor.org

    Phone:
    402-444-7060

    County Attorney Don Kleine Don Kleine
    County Attorney 

    Website:
    douglascounty-ne.gov /countyattorney

    Tom Cavanaugh
    County Clerk/Comptroller 

    Website:
    douglascountyclerk.org

    Phone:
    402-444-6767

    County Engineer Tom Doyle Tom Doyle
    County Engineer 

    Website:
    dcengineer.org

    Phone:
    402-444-6372

    Public Defender Tom Riley Tom Riley
    County Public Defender 

    Website:
    douglascounty-ne.gov /publicdefender

    Phone:
    402-444-7175

    Register of Deeds Diane Battiato Diane Battiato
    County Register of Deeds 

    Website:
    dcregisterofdeeds.org

    Phone:
    402-444-7159

    Treasurer John Ewing John Ewing
    County Treasurer 

    Website:
    dctreasurer.org

    Phone:
    402-444-7082

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    City of Omaha

    Mayor Jim Suttle Mayor Jim Suttle
    City of Omaha 

    Website:
    cityofomaha.org/mayor

    Phone:
    402-444-5000

    Councilman Pete Festersen Pete Festersen
    City Council District 1 

    Website:
    cityofomaha.org/citycouncil

    Phone:
    402-444-5527

    Councilman Ben Gray Ben Gray
    City Council District 2 

    Website:
    cityofomaha.org/citycouncil

    Phone:
    402-444-5524

    Councilman Chris Jerram Chris Jerram
    City Council District 3 

    Website:
    cityofomaha.org/citycouncil

    Phone:
    402-444-5525

    Councilman Garry Gernandt Garry Gernandt
    City Council District 4 

    Website:
    cityofomaha.org/citycouncil

    Phone:
    402-444-5522

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    City of Bennington

    Mayor Mary Johnson
    City of Bennington 

    Website:
    bennington-ne.com

    Phone:
    402-238-2375

    Gary Sather
    City Council Ward I 

    Website:
    bennington-ne.com

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    City of Ralston

    Maureen Konwinski
    City Council Ward I 

    Website:
    cityofralston.com /city_council/

    E-mail:
    mkonwinski@cityofralston.com

    Craig Alberhasky
    City Council Ward III 

    Website:
    cityofralston.com /city_council/

    E-mail:
    calberhasky@cityofralston.com

    Ben Preis
    City Council Ward VI 

    Website:
    cityofralston.com /city_council/

    E-mail:
    bpreis@cityofralston.com

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    City of Valley

    Mayor Mary Caffey
    City of Valley 

    Website:
    valleyne.org

    Phone:
    402-359-3351

    E-mail:
    mayor@valley.omhcoxmail.com

    Rod Marshall
    City Council President 

    Website:
    valleyne.org

    Bryon Ueckert
    City Council Member 

    Website
    valleyne.org

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    Learning Community Coordinating Council

    Nancy Jacobson
    Achievement Subcouncil 1 

    Website:
    learningcommunityds.org

    E-mail
    njacobson@learningcommunityds.org

    Lorraine Chang Lorraine Chang
    Achievement Subcouncil 3 

    Website:
    learningcommunityds.org

    E-mail
    lchang@learningcommunityds.org

    Rick Kolowski Rick Kolowski
    Achievement Subcouncil 4 

    Website:
    learningcommunityds.org

    E-mail
    rkolowski@learningcommunityds.org

    John Synowiecki John Synowiecki
    Achievement Subcouncil 5 

    Website:
    learningcommunityds.org

    E-mail
    jsynowiecki@learningcommunityds.org

    Tom Grimm
    Douglas County West 

    Website:
    learningcommunityds.org

    E-mail
    tgrimm@learningcommunityds.org

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    Omaha Public Schools Board of Education

    Justin Wayne Justin Wayne
    District 1 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail:
    justin.wayne@ops.org

    Shirley Tyree Shirley Tyree
    District 3 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    shirley.tyree@ops.org

    Nancy Huston Nancy Huston
    District 4 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    nancy.huston@ops.org

    Mary Morrissey Mary Morrissey
    District 6 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    mary.morrissey@ops.org

    Barbara Velázquez
    District 7 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    barbara.velazquez@ops.org

    Mary Ellen Drickey Mary Ellen Drickey
    District 8 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    maryellen.drickey@ops.org

    Marian Fey Marian Fey
    District 9 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    marian.fey@ops.org

    Kersten Borer Kersten Borer
    District 10 

    Website:
    ops.org

    E-mail
    kersten.borer@ops.org

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    Westside Community Schools/District 66 School Board

    David Woodke David Woodke
    Board Member/Secretary 

    Website:
    westside66.org

    Rosie Zweiback Rosie Zweiback
    Board Member/Treasurer 

    Website:
    westside66.org

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    Douglas County West School Board

    Pat McCarville
    Treasurer 

    Website:
    dcwest.org

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    Metro Community College Board of Governors

    Ron Hug Ron Hug
    District 1/Secretary 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    Linda McDermitt Linda McDermitt
    District 1/Treasurer 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    Fred Conley Fred Conley
    District 2 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    David Newell David Newell
    District 2 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    James Monahan James Monahan
    District 3 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    Crystal Rhoades Crystal Rhoades
    District 4/Chair 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    Steve Brock Steve Brock
    District 4/Vice Chair 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

    Tim Potter Tim Potter
    At Large Member 

    Website:
    mccneb.edu/bog

    E-mail
    board@mccneb.edu

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    MUD (Metropolitan Utilities District)

    Thomas Dowd Thomas Dowd
    Board Member 

    Website:
    mudomaha.com

    Amy Lindsay Amy Lindsay
    Board Member 

    Website:
    mudomaha.com

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    OPPD (Omaha Public Power District)

    John Green John Green
    Chairman of the Board 

    Website:
    oppd.com/AboutUs/Company /BoardOfDirectors

    Anne McGuire Anne McGuire
    Board Member 

    Website:
    oppd.com/AboutUs/Company /BoardOfDirectors

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