Stephen Melcher has been your voice on the City Council since 1992 and has been elected President or Vice President eight times with the bipartisan support of City Council members.
 
Stephen believes his role is that of a public servant, and he has long emphasized the importance of leadership that provides economic development opportunities that welcome diversity. His record reflects his deep opposition to any restrictions based on gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, race and economic background. 
 
He continually works to help Evansville residents gain a sense of fairness in the government process and to create an improved quality of life for our families and neighborhoods.

Good neighbors make our community. By banding together neighborhoods can tackle the toughest of challenges that face our community every day. From education to crime, neighbors joining together is the American way. When everyone looks out for each other, our communities can grow and prosper. Click the icons below to review each association.

The Purpose of Leadership in the 21st Century

To create a supportive environment
where people can thrive, grow, and
live in peace with one another

To promote harmony with nature
and thereby provide sustainability
for future generations.

To create communities of reciprocal care
and shared responsibility,
where every person matters and
each person's welfare and dignity is
respected and supported.

Kellogg Leadership Studies Project, "Rethinking Leadership", June 1998

Authors: Kathleen E. Allen, Juana Bordas, Gill Robinson Hickman, Larraine R. Matusak, Georgia J. Sorenson, and Kathryn J. Whitmire. Reprinted by Leadership Evansville, Inc., With permission of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland.