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Chris Jerram
Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Omaha City Council District 3
Years in office: 2009 - 2021
Successor: Danny Begley (Nonpartisan)
Elections and appointments
Last election
May 9, 2017
Education
Law
Creighton University School of Law
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Personal website

Chris Jerram was a member of the Omaha City Council in Nebraska, representing District 3. Jerram assumed office in 2009. Jerram left office on June 6, 2021.

Jerram ran for re-election to the Omaha City Council to represent District 3 in Nebraska. Jerram won in the general election on May 9, 2017.

Though Omaha's elections are nonpartisan, Jerram identified as a Democrat in his filing for the 2017 election.

Biography

Jerram earned his J.D. from the Creighton University School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Elections

2017

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

Incumbent Chris Jerram defeated D'Shawn Cunningham in the general election for District 3 on the Omaha City Council.[2]

Omaha City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Jerram Incumbent 79.35% 10,292
D'Shawn Cunningham 19.17% 2,486
Write-in votes 1.49% 193
Total Votes 12,971
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

Incumbent Chris Jerram and D'Shawn Cunningham defeated Gilbert Ayala, Mark G. Elworth Jr., and JR Jasso in the primary election for District 3 on the Omaha City Council.[2]

Omaha City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Jerram Incumbent 66.87% 5,581
Green check mark transparent.png D'Shawn Cunningham 10.24% 855
Gilbert Ayala 8.64% 721
Mark G. Elworth Jr. 8.08% 674
JR Jasso 5.33% 445
Write-in votes 0.84% 70
Total Votes 8,346
Source: Douglas County Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed April 25, 2017

Endorsements

2017

Jerram received an endorsement from the Omaha World-Herald on May 2, 2017.[3]

See also

Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Personal

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Re-Elect Chris Jerram, "About Chris," accessed March 6, 2017
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Douglas County Election Commission, "Candidate Information," accessed February 28, 2017
    3. ↑ Omaha World-Herald, "Editorial: Our choices for Omaha City Council," May 2, 2017
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