Omaha Public Power District Director, Subdivision 2
What does this office do?
- Setting electric rates for homes and businesses
- Deciding which power plants to build, run, or close
- Approving the utility's budget and borrowing
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Cost of Living Reduction, Corporate Accountability,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
President of IBEW Local 22, the Omaha-area electricians' union, and a licensed journeyman electrician with 26 years in the trade. His priorities are affordable, reliable power, opposing unneeded rate hikes, and a careful update of the North Omaha power plant.
Nonpartisan
Associate professor of education at College of Saint Mary and a former public high school English teacher. His priorities are keeping energy bills manageable for families and moving the power utility toward clean energy with zero net carbon pollution.
Source: votedouglascounty-ne.gov