Richard Chew is joined by Omaha Mayor-elect John Ewing Jr.

Ewing, a public servant for more than 40 years, talked about his journey from deputy chief of police to county treasurer to mayor. When he is sworn into office June 9th, he will become the city's first elected Black mayor, as well as its first Democratic mayor since 2013.   

The mayor-elect highlighted his campaign's focus on economic development, affordable housing, and public transportation and emphasized the importance of listening to the community and delivering on their needs. 

"We focused on quality-of-life issues, and people responded," Ewing told WCPT. "I saw this number, and I hadn't really thought about it much, but we beat an incumbent mayor [Republican Jean Stothert], who had been in office for 12 years, by 13 percent. She won her previous election by 30 percent. So we had a 43-point swing in this election because we focused on quality-of-life issues. Everything else is important, but you've got to meet people where they're at. You've got to be at their kitchen table." 

As a mayor during this second Trump administration, Ewing said he thinks "the first thing that we have to do in city government is provide stability and certainty as we see what is happening on the federal level. If we can provide that certainty and we can provide that stability, we can then work together as a community to help navigate through any challenges." 

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