Meet Paul Green, At-Large Member of Evansville City Council
Hometown: Somerville, Indiana
Age: 68
Family: children David, 49,ย 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 isnโt for everyone, and itโs definitely not for City Council member Paul Green. After moving to Evansville in 1997 and working for 20 years as IBEW Local 16โs longest-tenured business manager, the Gibson County native decided his work in the community wasnโt over yet.
In 2021, one year into his short-lived retirement, he purchased Taylorโs 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.
โI still wasnโt in a position like I was at IBEW where I could, either directly or indirectly, help people in the community,โ Green says.
While at IBEW, he worked on projects with nonprofits like Hollyโs House, Easterseals, and Aurora, whose focus on underserved communities resonates with Green. He saw the opportunity to run for Evansvilleโs City Council in 2023 as a way to make a difference, noting that his time at IBEW โhad everything to do withโ his decision to run for an at-large seat on the city council.
Green believes Evansville strikes the perfect balance. โItโs got that small town feelโ 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 โ48 Hours in the Lifeโ something he would โrecommend everyone experience once.โ Green says, in addition to improving public safety and making Evansville โmore business-friendlyโ through sensible deregulation, it is a top priority to acquire funding for affordable housing.
