Jim Suttle
Jim Suttle | |
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| 50th Mayor of Omaha | |
| In office June 8, 2009 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Fahey |
| Succeeded by | Jean Stothert |
| Member of the Omaha City Council | |
| In office June 6, 2005 – June 8, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Kraft |
| Succeeded by | Pete Festersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1944[citation needed] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Deb Suttle |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University[1] |
| Profession | Engineer |
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James H. Suttle (born June 13, 1944[citation needed]) is an American corporate executive, engineer, and politician who served as the 50th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
After narrowly winning a recall election in 2011, He lost reelection to Republican Jean Stothert in 2013
Early career
[edit | edit source]Suttle attended West Virginia University, graduating with his bachelor's degree and master's degree in civil engineering.[1] He worked for Henningson, Durham & Richardson, an Omaha-based engineering firm until 1981, when newly elected Mayor Mike Boyle appointed him as the city's public works director.[2] He served as public works director until 1987,[3] when he returned to HDR.[4]
City Council
[edit | edit source]In 2005, Suttle announced that he would challenge City Councilman Marc Kraft, a Republican, in the 1st district, which was based in the neighborhoods of Benson, Dundee, and Florence. Suttle, a Democrat, challenged Kraft, a Republican, along with Republican businessman Rick Bettger.[4] In the primary election, Suttle placed first with 39% of the vote, leading Kraft, who won 36%, and Bettger, who won 24%.[5] In the general election, Suttle narrowly defeated Kraft, winning 53% of the vote to Kraft's 46%.[6]
Mayor of Omaha
[edit | edit source]When Mayor Mike Fahey announced that he would not seek re-election in 2009, Suttle ran to succeed him, running against Hal Daub, the former Mayor and a former member of Congress, and fellow City Councilman Jim Vokal. At the primary election, Daub and Suttle placed first and second, winning 33% and 32% of the vote, respectively.[7] In the general election, despite Daub's higher name recognition,[8] Suttle narrowly defeated him, winning 50% of the vote to Daub's 48%.[9]
In fall of 2010, shortly into Suttle's second year in office, an opposition campaign organized a recall campaign against him, citing his decision to raise taxes during a recession.[10] The organizers ultimately gathered enough signatures to place a recall election on the ballot in 2011.[11] Suttle narrowly defeated the recall, with voters opposed to the recall outvoting supporters with 51% of the vote.[12]
Suttle ran for re-election in 2013, and faced several prominent challengers, including City Councilwoman Jean Stothert, businessman Dave Nabity, State Senator Brad Ashford, and former City Councilman Dan Welch. Suttle placed a distant second in the primary election, winning 24% of the vote to Stothert's 32%.[13] At the ensuing general election, Suttle was defeated in a landslide, winning just 43% of the vote to Stothert's 57%.[14]
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