Platte County

About the Platte County Democrats:

There are 5,407 Platte County Democrats.

Ryan Sidwell, County Chair
2763 41st Ave
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
(402) 508-1178
rsidwell@esu7.org


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Local Democratic Elected Officials

Chuck Hassebrook, Board of Regents, District 3

Diane Pinger, County Clerk

Marlene Vetick, Clerk of the District Court

Marietta Newman, County Treasurer

Samuel Bethune, Public Defender

Columbus City Council:
Charlie Bahr, Ward 1
Joseph Jarecke, Ward 3
Charles Whitney, Ward 4

About Platte County:




    • 31,245 Residents (US Census, 2004 estimate)
    • 20,226 Registered voters (as of the 2004 general election)
    • Columbus (pop 20,971) is the county seat and population center of Platte County.
    • Platte County has 30 precincts.