Political

Chief Of Police: Todd Schmaderer

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 5:00am

Chief of Police, Todd Schmaderer, was born and raised in Omaha. He graduated from Roncalli High school in 1990. After high school Schmaderer went to Wayne State on a football scholarship, then transferred to University of Nebraska Omaha after a year. At University of Nebraska at Omaha, Schmaderer got a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Having a father in the police force, Schmaderer always had an interest in law enforcement, but wasn’t sure he wanted to follow the family trade.

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City of Omaha City Council District 1 - Pete Festersen

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 2:33pm

Born and raised in Omaha, Pete Festersen went to Connecticut College after graduating from Central high school. After some time Festersen found himself back in Omaha. He moved home to get involved in the community in the place he considered home. Before becoming City Council President, Festersen was deputy chief of staff for Mayor Fahey, and worked for the chamber of commerce. He also had experience with the Kiewit Foundation.

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City of Omaha City Council District 5 - Don Rowe

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 04/08/2022 - 5:00am

Don Rowe is an Omaha native, elected to represent District 5 on the Omaha City Council in June 2021. Spending his early years in North Omaha, he moved to La Vista for high school. He attended Manhattan Christian College in Kansas, before transferring to UNL where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and economics.