Background
Jean Stothert was born on February 7, 1954, in Wood River, Illinois.
Jean Stothert was born on February 7, 1954, in Wood River, Illinois.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Seattle Pacific University.
Stothert was sworn in as Mayor on June 10, 2013. Jean began her career in nursing Her 12 years as a critical care nurse and nursing manager included serving as head nurse at Saint Louis University.
She was responsible for her department budgeting, hiring and staff management.
Joe is a trauma physician at UNMC. In 1997, Stothert was elected to Millard Board of Education, elected and re-elected for three terms including 3 years as president of the board, serving until 2009. Stothert was a Candidate for the Nebraska Unicameral, District 12, in 2006, being defeated by Steve Lathrop by 14 votes (5073 - 5059).
In 2009, Stothert was elected to represent District 5 on the Omaha City Council, defeating Jon Blumenthal 7401 to 4308. On June 29, 2012, Stothert announced her candidacy for Mayor of Omaha.
Stothert raised $513,124 for campaign, compared to $804,700 raised by Jim Suttle.
Stothert received 32.2% of votes in a primary election of April 2, 2013. She was elected mayor with 57.32% of votes, in May 14, 2013, defeating the incumbent mayor Jim Suttle. She is the first woman to hold this office.