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Jim Suttle
Mayor of Omaha
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 8, 2009
Preceded byMike Fahey
Personal details
Born1944 or 1945 (age 79–80)[1][2]
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionEngineer

James H. "Jim" Suttle (born c. 1944 or 1945) is the 50th and current, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.

Earlier career

Suttle held the position of vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Omaha-based engineering and design firm HDR, Inc. He also served as executive vice president and director of corporate development for HDR. He is a licensed professional engineer in Nebraska and has served as a member and chairman of the Nebraska Board of Engineers and Architects.

Public service

In 2005, Suttle was elected to represent District 1 on the Omaha City Council. As a councilman, he served on the board of the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency and as a member of the Omaha-Douglas Building Commission. Suttle previously served as Public Works Director for the City of Omaha, and once held transportation planning positions with local governments in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Wichita, Kansas.

Four council members, led by Frank Brown, voted to strip $200,000 from a project backed by Suttle to create another streetscape in Florence, moving the funds to another project. The vote marked the first time several years that Omaha City Council members had agreed to take away funds from another member's district.

On November 24, 2008, Jim Suttle announced his candidacy for Mayor of Omaha.

On April 7, 2009, in the nonpartisan mayoral primary, Suttle finished second to former Mayor Hal Daub. The two went on to the general election on May 12, 2009 and Suttle was elected Mayor of Omaha.[3]

Recall election

In late 2010 the movement to recall Suttle had been gathering signatures to recall on allegations of "Excessive taxes, broken promises, and union deals that they claimed had cost taxpayers millions and threatened Omaha's economic future."[4] One of the arguments against the recall is that it would cost 600,000 to 900,000 dollars.[5][6][7][8] 37,219 unvalidated Signatures were handed in at 3 p.m on November 19, 2010, 10,000 more than needed. 26,643 valid names were required. [9]

The recall election happened on January 25, 2011.[10] Suttle defeated the attempt to recall him in a close result with those voting "NO" to the recall 38,841, and those voting "YES" to the recall 37,198. Suttle 51.1 percent to the recallers 48.9 percent.[11]

Forward Omaha, Suttle's campaign group was investigated by Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine for accusations that the homeless they bussed in were paid or offered jobs. A member of Forward Omaha was charged with two misdemeanors: voter bribery and electioneering.[12] Suttle apologized for the group's mistake in mixing the busing and the job offers and the bad impression this made. Prosecutions in either investigation would not invalidate the election. A member of the opposing side was charged with faking eight signatures on the recall petition. The state patrol report said there was no wrongdoing from the leaders of either group, just poor judgment involved. [13][14][15][16][17][18]

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References

  1. ^ "Omaha mayoral recall vote part of angry voter trend". Reuters. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  2. ^ Altman, Alex (2011-04-25). "The New Battle Cry: Recall!". TIME. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. ^ "Suttle Sworn In As Omaha's 50th Mayor - Politics News Story - KETV Omaha". Ketv.com. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  4. ^ "Recall Affidavit Filed w/ D.C. Election Comm". Mayor Suttle Recall. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  5. ^ Jordan, Joe (2010-09-17). "Suttle's Recall Defense: Election Costs Could Cut Police/Libraries". Nebraska.watchdog.org. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  6. ^ Jordan, Joe (2010-09-10). "Exclusive-Possible Cost to Recall Suttle: $900,000". Nebraska.watchdog.org. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  7. ^ "Phone Survey Asks About Mayor Recall". Wowt.com. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  8. ^ Jordan, Joe (2010-10-14). "Suttle Finally Gets Anti-Recall Help, Will Let Others Talk for Him". Nebraska.watchdog.org. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  9. ^ "Recall Petitions Turned In, 37,219 Signatures Collected". Wowt.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  10. ^ http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Mayor_Suttle_Voted_--_Have_You__114491109.html Mayor Suttle voted early - January 24, 2010 - WOWT-TV
  11. ^ Next? Nebraska Watchdog Analyzes Suttle Win
  12. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Suttle campaign falters after homeless controversy". KVNO News. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  14. ^ [2][dead link‍]
  15. ^ POSTED: 10:35 pm CST January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13). "Mayor, Supporters Welcome Investigation - Omaha News Story - KETV Omaha". Ketv.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ By TIMBERLY ROSS / The Associated Press (2011-02-05). "Nebraska State Patrol still investigating Omaha recall". Journalstar.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  17. ^ [3][dead link‍]
  18. ^ "Update: Fraud, Bribery Charges In Vote Scandal". Wowt.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
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