Thousands of Phone Calls Help City's First Woman Mayor Win Reelection
On May 9, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert won a second term as the city's first woman mayor. Through a Call to Action issued by the National Federation of Republican Women, Republican women across the nation made thousands of phone calls to help Stothert, a member of Republican Business and Professional Women of Omaha, cross the finish line. She resoundingly defeated her Democrat opponent, Senator Heath Mello, by a margin of 7 points, 53% to 47%.