Fred Conley
NE · Director, Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board, Subdistrict 2
Member of the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District board since 1999 who, in 1981, became the first Black person elected to the Omaha City Council and later served as acting mayor. He is an Air Force veteran with a law degree from Creighton University.
Where Fred Conley stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Seconded and voted for the Dam Site 13 flood-control partnership with Dial Realty. Also voted for a $1.035 million interlocal contribution and $258,976.62 in related special assessments.
September 10, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: govdocs.nebraska.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Seconded and voted for the Dam Site 13 flood-control partnership with Dial Realty. Also voted for a $1.035 million interlocal contribution and $258,976.62 in related special assessments.
September 10, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: govdocs.nebraska.gov
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Worked with Ernie Chambers and other community activists to replace citywide voting with district elections for Omaha’s City Council, expanding representation for North Omaha’s Black community.
March 31, 2026
Source: ops.org
Helped found 100 Black Men of Omaha, a community organization supporting Black youth through mentoring.
February 4, 2026
Source: govinfo.gov
Served in the U.S. Air Force, worked with the NAACP while stationed in Colorado Springs, and later worked as a Douglas County social worker assisting deaf and blind residents.
May 7, 2020
Source: thereader.com
Served on Omaha’s City Council from 1981 to 1993, becoming its first Black member.
May 7, 2020
Source: thereader.com
Resigned from Metropolitan Community College’s board after federal officials threatened to withhold student aid because of his HUD debarment. The board accepted his resignation unanimously on August 6, effective September 29.
August 6, 2016
Source: 3newsnow.com
Voted for MAPA staff’s revised allocation of transit-vehicle grants after agencies reported that their proportional shares were insufficient to buy vehicles. The motion passed 13–2.
March 2, 2016
Source: mapacog.org
Filed an ethics complaint against Papio NRD director Scott Japp over his solicitation of topsoil purchases from landowners. The Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission found no probable cause of a violation.
December 4, 2015
Source: nadc.nebraska.gov
Testified against LB449 as Papio NRD chairman. Opposed extending Nebraska’s ban on holding two high elective offices to NRD directors, citing limits on voter choice and the pool of qualified candidates.
February 27, 2013
Source: nebraskalegislature.gov
Became president of the North Omaha Foundation for Human Development and managed the Omaha Blues, Jazz and Gospel Festival as an unpaid volunteer.
January 1, 2012
Source: hud.gov
Was elected Omaha Housing Authority board chairman by a 5–1 vote after serving as chairman of its procurement committee.
March 24, 2011
Source: hud.gov
Defended Omaha’s Riverfront Redevelopment Plan as city council president in State ex rel. PROUD v. Conley. Nebraska’s Supreme Court upheld dismissal because the plaintiffs had other legal remedies.
August 17, 1990
Source: law.justia.com
Became Omaha’s first Black acting mayor on March 25, 1988, after Mayor Bernie Simon relinquished authority during his illness.
March 25, 1988
Source: govinfo.gov
Criticized polygraph screening of police applicants and the separate police outreach office in a civil-rights interview. Said police-community relations belonged to all officers.
December 10, 1981
Source: usccr.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
HUD barred Conley from federal contracting for three years after finding that he failed to fully disclose ties to the Davis Companies while serving on the Omaha Housing Authority board.
May 19, 2016
Source: hud.gov
Past race Fred Conley ran in:
- Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Director, Subdistrict 2 · November 3, 2026 · Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Subdistrict 2 · incumbent