Brian Thommes

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Brian Thommes

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Nebraska, Omaha

Graduate

University of Phoenix

Brian Thommes was a member of the Learning Community Coordinating Council in Nebraska, representing Achievement Subcouncil 1. He assumed office in 2019.

Thommes ran for re-election to the Learning Community Coordinating Council to represent Achievement Subcouncil 1 in Nebraska. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Thommes was a candidate for District 7 representative on the Omaha City Council in Nebraska. Thommes was defeated in the general election on May 9, 2017. Though Omaha's elections are nonpartisan, Thommes identified as a Democrat in his filing for the 2017 election.

Biography

Thommes earned his degree in continuing studies from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He later received his MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2022)

General election

General election for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats)

Incumbent Brian Thommes and Gerald Kuhn won election in the general election for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Thommes (Nonpartisan)	55.2	19,607
✔	Submit photo	Gerald Kuhn (Nonpartisan)	43.7	15,521
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	414

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,542
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brenda Banks (Nonpartisan)
• Ryan Cohagan (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats)

Brenda Banks, incumbent Brian Thommes, Gerald Kuhn, and Ryan Cohagan advanced from the primary for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brenda Banks (Nonpartisan)	46.6	9,554
✔		Brian Thommes (Nonpartisan)	23.0	4,714
✔	Submit photo	Gerald Kuhn (Nonpartisan)	16.2	3,335
✔	Submit photo	Ryan Cohagan (Nonpartisan)	14.2	2,921

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,524
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2018)

General election

General election for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats)

Brian Thommes and Bradley Ekwerekwu won election in the general election for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Thommes (Nonpartisan)	59.7	20,057
✔	Submit photo	Bradley Ekwerekwu (Nonpartisan)	40.3	13,516

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,573
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda Bowman (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats)

Linda Bowman, Brian Thommes, and Bradley Ekwerekwu advanced from the primary for Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Bowman (Nonpartisan)	66.0	8,905
✔		Brian Thommes (Nonpartisan)	22.0	2,973
✔	Submit photo	Bradley Ekwerekwu (Nonpartisan)	12.0	1,618

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 13,496
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2017)

Incumbent Aimee Melton defeated Brian Thommes in the general election for District 7 on the Omaha City Council.

Omaha City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Aimee Melton Incumbent	64.78%	9,657
Brian Thommes	34.82%	5,190
Write-in votes	0.4%	60
Total Votes		14,907
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

Incumbent Aimee Melton and Brian Thommes were unopposed in the primary election for District 7 on the Omaha City Council.

Omaha City Council, District 7 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Aimee Melton Incumbent	68.14%	5,491
Brian Thommes	31.35%	2,526
Write-in votes	0.51%	41
Total Votes		8,058
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed April 25, 2017

Campaign themes

2022

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2017

Thommes' campaign website included the following themes:

“	INFRASTRUCTURE We need to invest in physical infrastructure, public health and safety and education initiatives. Patching a hole in a street is a quick fix, but it doesn’t serve our city in the long term. We need a bold, long-term vision for Omaha. A multi-year plan that includes road and bridge repairs, city-wide wifi, a light rail and improved public transportation, and enhanced public green spaces and trail systems. We need to support our police and fire departments in all the good work that they do, including standing up for their hard earned pensions, which is something my opponent refuses to do. SUSTAINABILITY For a long-term plan to succeed, it must be built with a clear vision for sustainable growth, both economically and geographically. We need to work with our businesses to keep them in Omaha. We need to attract new companies, foster entrepreneurship, work with our colleges and universities to incubate homegrown start-ups, and increase tourism opportunities. We need leaders who will fight for projects that will enhance our neighborhoods. We can’t lose major developments - like the proposed Tranquility Sports Complex - to smaller suburbs because our City Councilwoman refused to act boldly. We need a strategic urban plan to address city zoning issues to combat sprawl, while encouraging the individual character that makes each Omaha neighborhood unique. YOUNG TALENT Three of my siblings, well educated professionals, left Omaha for jobs in Seattle, Houston and Minneapolis. Brain drain is a family issue for me, and this is borne out in statistics. Young people leave Omaha for education and career opportunities in bigger cities and never come back. We need leaders in our city government who will fight this. We need to treat our diversity as a strength and selling point. We need to make our city more inclusive. We need to strengthen labor protections, work toward a livable minimum wage, and encourage paid family leave. We must bridge the generational divide and find the common themes that unite us all as Omahans: common sense, fairness, and city pride. We need to seize the opportunity to be bold and act like a 21st Century City.	”
—Brian Thommes (2017)

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