Candidates for Omaha City Council District 2
Primary - April 1, 2025
Top two-(2) candidates advance to General Election

General Election - May 13, 2025

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Candidates	Juanita Johnson	Michael Lee	Lavonya Goodwin	Maurice Jones	Ben  Gray	William King
Incumbent’s achievement as elected official	City of Omaha's Finance Chair 2021-Present; (assisted?) with Union Negotiations; IT Management	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	None listed on campaign website.	Not applicable
Did incumbent’s actions increase income for District 2 residents?	No	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	No	Not applicable
Did incumbent’s actions decrease crime in District 2?	No	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	No	Not applicable
Did incumbent’s actions lower unemployment in District 2?	No	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	No	Not applicable
Vocation	IT Project Engineer; Chair of the 24th Street Corridor Alliance and president of the Long School Neighborhood Association; works for a Fortune 500 transportation company	Lola and Associates Political Consulting	Executive Director, North 24th Street Business Improvement District; Real Estate & Property Management; Goodwin’s Spencer Street Barbershop	Owns a small real estate investment and property management business. Former Omaha Police Officer from May 2021 to November 2022.	Preceded Johnson as Omaha City Council Member (2009 to 2021); a retired television news host, producer and photo-journalist	Thirty-three-(33) years experience in broadcast television and radio; Created and operates radio 95.7FM and 1690AM. Former Douglas County Probation Officer
Age	63	29 (TBD)	33 (TBD)	26 (TBD)	73	57
Education	BA – Metro Community College	BA - Western Colorado University	BA – Creighton University MBA – Bellevue University	High School Diploma	High School Diploma	BA - Midland Lutheran College
What is Campaign Objective?	Continuation of incumbency	Expand affordable housing & economic opportunities	Improve the community	Higher income and better health care for residents in North Omaha’s District 2	Re-election	Job creation; Entrepreneurial hubs; equitable funding; behavioral and cultural change; community collaboration; Education renewal
How will objective be achieved?	No strategy, no timetable to implement plan.	No strategy, no timetable to implement plan.	No strategy, no timetable to implement plan.	No strategy, no timetable to implement plan.	Convey past pseudo-achievements	No strategy, no timetable to implement plan.
Candidate’s Advantage	Incumbent since 2021	Former staffer to State Senator Terrell McKinney	$15 million Fundraiser for North 24th Street Streetscape Master Plan	Youth, inexperience, and hope.	Previous incumbent from 2009 to 2021	Expertise in law Enforcement and juveniles   Media Expertise in broadcast radio, TV and social media
Campaign Website	votejuanita.org	Mikeleefor omaha.com	Lavonya goodwin.com	Jones4omaha.com	votebengray.com	Kingforomaha.com
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Candidates	Juanita Johnson	Michael Lee	Lavonya Goodwin	Maurice Jones	Ben  Gray	William King

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