Douglas County

About the Douglas County Democrats:

There are 98,015 Douglas County Democrats.

Michael Leahy, County Chair
6460 S 84th St.
Omaha, NE 68127
(402) 896-4383

www.douglascountydemocrats.com


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Local Democratic Elected Officials:

State Senator Don Preister, Legislative District 5
State Senator John Synowiecki, Legislative District 7
State Senator Tom White, Legislative District 8
State Senator Gwen Howard, Legislative District 9
State Senator Steve Lathrop, Legislative District 12
State Senator Lowen Kruse, Legislative District 13

State Board of Education:
Carole Woods Harris, District 4
Joe Higgins, District 8

Mike Fahey, Mayor of Omaha

Omaha City Council:
Jim Suttle, Ward 1
Frank Brown, Ward 2
Garry Gernandt, Ward 4

Douglas County Commissioners:
Mike Boyle, District 1
Pam Tusa, District 2
Chris Rodgers, District 3

Roger Morrissey, Douglas County Assessor
Tom Cavanaugh, Douglas County Clerk
Tom Riley, Public Defender
Don Kleine, Douglas County Attorney
John Ewing, Douglas County Treasurer
Diane Battiato, Register of Deeds
Tom Doyle, Douglas County Engineer

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District:
Richard Connealy, Subdistrict 1
Fred Conley, Subdistrict 2
Jim Thompson, Subdistrict 6
Dorothy Lanphier, Subdistrict 7
Richard Kolowski, Subdistrict 9
David Klug, Subdistrict 10
John Schwope, Subdistrict 11

Ralston City Council:
Maureen Konwinski, Ward 1
Craig Alberhasky, Ward 3
Ben Preis, Ward 6

About Douglas County:


  • 482,112 Residents (US Census, 2004 estimate)
  • 318,347 Registered voters (as of the 2004 general election)
  • Douglas County is 81.0% White, 11.5% African American, and 6.7% Hispanic.
  • Omaha (pop 404,267) is the population center of Douglas County.
  • Douglas County has 341 precincts.