Jean Stothert begins last weekend as Mayor of Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - This will be the last weekend that Jean Stothert will serve as the Mayor of the City of Omaha.

Stothert has run the city for a long time - winning three elections.

As a councilmember in 2013, she made history by becoming Omaha’s first woman mayor.

Twelve years later, Stothert said she has addressed city issues.

“Omaha is much better than it was in 2013. The budget is straitened out. I’ve had surpluses every year, led the city through COVID, which was extremely difficult,” she said.

Stothert said she has been true to the goals she set in 2013.

“That was public safety, it was managing the city budget, lowering taxes, job growth, economic development, and it was improving the taxpayer experience,” she said.

Stohert’s priority has always been public safety and she s