Meet Paul Green, At-Large Member of Evansville City Council
Hometown: Somerville, Indiana
Age: 68
Family: children David, 49, John, 48, and Jason, 48
Education: NECA/IBEW Electrical JATC – Inside Journeyman Wireman, Electrical Theory and Application Program
City Council Member Salary: $21,588
Retirement isn’t for everyone, and it’s definitely not for City Council member Paul Green. After moving to Evansville in 1997 and working for 20 years as IBEW Local 16’s longest-tenured business manager, the Gibson County native decided his work in the community wasn’t over yet.
In 2021, one year into his short-lived retirement, he purchased Taylor’s 2 Steakhouse in Oakland City, Indiana. Even so, he yearned to be of service.
It was a big deal for Green, who had regularly enjoyed the restaurant with his son, David. Yet, even after undertaking all the responsibilities associated with owning your own business, Green still searched for something more.
“I still wasn’t in a position like I was at IBEW where I could, either directly or indirectly, help people in the community,” Green says.
While at IBEW, he worked on projects with nonprofits like Holly’s House, Easterseals, and Aurora, whose focus on underserved communities resonates with Green. He saw the opportunity to run for Evansville’s City Council in 2023 as a way to make a difference, noting that his time at IBEW “had everything to do with” his decision to run for an at-large seat on the city council.
Green believes Evansville strikes the perfect balance. “It’s got that small town feel” with big city appeal, he says, but it comes as a mixed blessing. Green loves outings at Otters baseball games and Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden but wishes everyone could afford to enjoy them. His goal is to kickstart more affordable events and housing projects so families from all backgrounds want to live and stay in Evansville.
About Paul Green & The City Council
In 2022, Paul Green took part in an Aurora project aimed at showcasing the experience of homeless people in Evansville. He calls “48 Hours in the Life” something he would “recommend everyone experience once.” Green says, in addition to improving public safety and making Evansville “more business-friendly” through sensible deregulation, it is a top priority to acquire funding for affordable housing.
