Lloyd Winnecke
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Lloyd Winnecke is the 34th mayor of Evansville, Indiana
. He was elected in November of 2011. His four-year term begins January 1, 2012. He is a member of the Republican
party and has never lost an election.
. He graduated from Central High School in 1978 and attended the University of Evansville
where he received a Bachelor's degree
in communications.
For thirteen years prior to running for mayor, Winnecke worked as Senior Vice President and Marketing Director for Fifth Third Bank
. Prior to joining the bank, Lloyd spent 17 years in television news, most recently as News Director at WEHT News 25
.
caucus to succeed then-newly elected Mayor Russ Lloyd Jr., on the Vanderburgh County
Council. In 2002, in a County Council re-election campaign, Winnecke defeated Democrat Chris Walsh by 61-39 percent. Winnecke had a GOP primary opponent in his 2006 council campaign but no Democratic opponent. As a county councilman he spent three years as president and one year as finance chairman.
In 2008 Winnecke sought a County Commissioners seat and was unopposed. He went on to serve as President of that body. As a county official on both the council and the commissioners he balanced budgets for 11 straight years and held per capita spending to 43% below the state average.
since 1955.
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
. He was elected in November of 2011. His four-year term begins January 1, 2012. He is a member of the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
party and has never lost an election.
Biography
Born to Ralph and Shirley in Evansville, Lloyd Winnecke's parents were lab technicians at Mead JohnsonMead Johnson
Mead Johnson & Company is a company which was majority owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb after an acquisition in 1967, but was spun off in 2009 as an independent firm. Mead Johnson is a major manufacturer of infant formula both domestically and globally with its flagship product Enfamil...
. He graduated from Central High School in 1978 and attended the University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
where he received a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in communications.
For thirteen years prior to running for mayor, Winnecke worked as Senior Vice President and Marketing Director for Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank is a U.S. regional banking corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and is the principal subsidiary of holding company Fifth Third Bancorp ....
. Prior to joining the bank, Lloyd spent 17 years in television news, most recently as News Director at WEHT News 25
WEHT
WEHT is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southwestern Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky and Southeastern Illinois; it is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group under a shared services agreement with independent station WTVW...
.
County government
Winnecke has held office continuously since shortly after the 1999 city campaign, when he was selected in a GOPRepublican
Republican can refer to:* An advocate of a republic, a form of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is generally associated with the rule of law...
caucus to succeed then-newly elected Mayor Russ Lloyd Jr., on the Vanderburgh County
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
Council. In 2002, in a County Council re-election campaign, Winnecke defeated Democrat Chris Walsh by 61-39 percent. Winnecke had a GOP primary opponent in his 2006 council campaign but no Democratic opponent. As a county councilman he spent three years as president and one year as finance chairman.
In 2008 Winnecke sought a County Commissioners seat and was unopposed. He went on to serve as President of that body. As a county official on both the council and the commissioners he balanced budgets for 11 straight years and held per capita spending to 43% below the state average.
Mayor of Evansville
His first term as Evansville Mayor began on January 1, 2012. He is only the third Republican to head the City of EvansvilleEvansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
since 1955.