Jonathan Weinzapfel
| Jonathan Weinzapfel | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Evansville, Indiana | |
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In office 2004–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Russell G. Lloyd, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Winnecke |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 76th district |
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In office January 1999 – November 2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Trent Van Haaften |
| Personal details | |
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November 16, 1965 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Weinzapfel |
| Alma mater |
Indiana University (B.S.) Georgetown University (M.A.) Indiana University (J.D.) |
Jonathan Weinzapfel (born November 16, 1965) was the 33rd mayor of Evansville, Indiana. He was elected in November 2003 and again in 2007. He did not run for a third term in office, and was succeeded by Lloyd Winnecke He is a member of the Democratic party.
Born to Ralph and Sylvia Weinzapfel in Evansville, Jonathan Weinzapfel's father was a member of the Posey County Council and his mother, Sylvia, was Executive Director of the YWCA in Evansville. He graduated from Reitz Memorial High School in 1984 and attended Indiana University Bloomington where he received a Bachelor's degree in chemistry. He earned his Master's degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. When not in public service, Weinzapfel is an attorney and an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Indiana. Weinzapfel is currently the Chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College Southwest.
In 1996 Weinzapfel ran for the United States House of Representatives in the 8th District of Indiana. He was defeated in a close race by one-term incumbent John Hostettler after narrowly defeating (1%) State Representative Rick McConnell of Princeton, Indiana. In the primary, Weinzapfel carried the more liberal parts of Monroe and Vanderburgh Counties, while McConnell won more conservative parts of the 8th District.
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