Riecken Urges Winnecke to Reconsider Speaking to Local Veterans

Mayoral Candidate Gail Riecken expresses her disappointment and calls on Lloyd Winnecke to reconsider attending the candidate forum hosted by area Veterans on September 23, 2015.

Mayor Winnecke declined the appearance in front of the local Veterans Council to attend instead a monthly traveling town hall meeting.  Democrat candidate for mayor Gail Riecken called on Lloyd Winnecke to take advantage of the opportunity to debate her on questions coming directly from the public: “the citizens of Evansville have questions, and no other forum in this election cycle has a format where anyone can submit a question for a Mayoral debate.”

In acknowledging the importance of regular meetings in the community, Riecken pointed out that most of the monthly town hall meetings have more City or County employees in attendance than members of the public and that Mayor Winnecke himself is rarely the primary speaker. “Any number of staff members could take Winnecke’s typical place as the night’s emcee. He should not thumb his nose at the Veterans Council or anyone who has questions about the City’s future. This election is about whether the current Mayor has done a good job for the City as a whole and where we go from here over the next four years.”

Democrat Gail Riecken went on to say, “questions directly from the public are often the hardest to answer, and the great citizens of our City deserve to ask about what most concerns them. I look forward to the opportunity to answer the tough questions and discuss my plan for Evansville’s future.”

Gail Riecken is running for Mayor of Evansville and is a former Evansville City Council-woman, Evansville Parks Director, and a current member of the Indiana State House of Representatives.  She is a lifelong Evansville resident, has been married for 47 years, and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

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