Omaha mayor to announce re-election bid on Monday

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert will seek a second four-year term.

That’s according to a campaign news release saying the mayor will announce her re-election bid on Monday.

The announcement will be made at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha, with former Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman introducing Stothert.

Stothert, a Republican, was the first woman to become mayor in Omaha when she defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Suttle in 2013.

Prior to that, she served on Omaha’s City Council.

Stothert had planned to announce her re-election bid earlier this fall, but postponed the event to recover from a back injury.