Editing Evansville, Indiana (section)

==Government==

The mayor of Evansville, Stephanie Terry,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephanie Terry becomes first Black person and first woman to be elected Evansville mayor |url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/07/who-won-the-evansville-mayor-election-natalie-rascher-stephanie-terry-michael-daugherty-winnecke/71435583007/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Courier & Press |language=en-US}}</ref> serves as the chief executive officer. Cities in Indiana have a [[mayor–council government]] providing the mayor with most of the executive and administrative power over the city's daily operations. A nine-member elected [[city council]] possesses the legislative and fiscal body of city government. The council's nine members are made up of one representative from each of the city's six council districts and three at-large members. Members are part-time elected officials who serve for four-year terms. As the legislative body, the council possesses the exclusive responsibility of passing or changing local laws. As the fiscal body, the council has the authority to levy certain taxes and it has the sole responsibility of adopting a city budget each year.

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Ward !! Member !! Took Office !! Party !! Other titles
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 1 || Ben Trockman || 2020 || Democratic || 
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 2 || 	Missy Mosby || 2008 || Democratic ||
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 3 || Zachary Heronemus || 2020 || Democratic || 
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 4 || Alex Burton || 2020 || Democratic || President
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| 5 || Angela Koehler Lindsey || 2023 || Republican ||
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| 6 || Jim Brinkmeyer || 2016 || Democratic || Vice president
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| At-large || Paul Green || 2024 || Democratic || 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| At-large || Courtney Johnson || 2024 || Democratic || 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| At-large || Mary Allen || 2024 || Democratic || 
|}

The county has eight state trial courts of original jurisdiction. One circuit court and seven superior courts. The judge's offices are non-partisan in terms of six years. A judge must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judges are assisted by magistrates that are appointed. [[circuit court]].<ref name = inc2102>{{cite web|author= [[Indiana Code]] |url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |title= Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |access-date=2008-09-16|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref> The [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana]] maintains a permanent division in the city.

Vanderburgh County's delegation to the Indiana State House of Representatives comprises four representatives: [[Matt Hostettler]] (District 64), [[Wendy McNamara]] (District 76), [[Ryan Hatfield]] (District 77), and [[Tim O'Brien (Indiana politician)|Tim O'Brien]] (District 78). Evansville and Vanderburgh County are represented by two state senators. The western half of the county is a part of District 49, currently held by [[Jim Tomes]]. The townships of Knight and Center are in District 50, which extends to the east, a seat held by [[Vaneta Becker]].

The region is in the [[Indiana's 8th congressional district|8th District of Indiana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/in08_109.gif|date=20 November 2005|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120185009/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/in08_109.gif |title=Congressional District 8, Indiana |work=National Atlas|archive-date=20 November 2005}}</ref> and is served by U.S. Representative [[Larry Bucshon]].

Evansville is the county seat of [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh County]]. Some of the city's governmental functions are shared with [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh County]] officials. In recent years various bi-partisan groups have advocated merging the Evansville city and Vanderburgh County governments, as was done in other surrounding cities such as [[Indianapolis]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], and [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Evansville and Vanderburgh County Unification Study | url=http://www.citycountystudy.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040328204224/http://citycountystudy.com/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=March 28, 2004 | access-date=2005-12-02}}</ref> Evansville and Vanderburgh County already have a number of notable merged government functions. The school system is consolidated countywide in the [[Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation]] and the library system is consolidated countywide in the [[Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library]]. Additional countywide authorities are in place for the [[Evansville Regional Airport]] and for flood control via the countywide levee authority.

===Mayors===
{{main|Mayoral elections in Evansville, Indiana|List of mayors in Evansville, Indiana}}