Lucy Vinis

Lucy Vinis (born 1952/53)[4] is an American politician. She was elected mayor of Eugene, Oregon, in 2016,[4][5] and started her term in January 2017.

Lucy Vinis
Vinis in 2021
Mayor of Eugene
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded byKitty Piercy
Personal details
Born1952 or 1953 (age 70–71)
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseLawrence Vinis (died 2008)[2][3]
Children2[2][3]
ProfessionPolitician
Websitehttp://www.lucyvinis.com

Education

Vinis is a graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio and earned master's degrees from the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan.[2]

Career

Her position as mayor of Eugene is her first time in public office. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

During the May 2020 George Floyd protests in Eugene, the city's police injured a reporter from the Eugene Weekly who was documenting the demonstrations, who in turn filed a lawsuit against the city.[6] Subsequently, six protestors also sued the City and the Eugene Police Department for gassing, shooting them with rubber bullets, and arresting them in a way that allegedly violated their civil rights.[7]

On July 27, 2020, after the Eugene City Council deadlocked at 4-4 on a vote to refer a measure allowing STAR voting to be used in city elections to the November 2020 ballot, Vinis cast the deciding vote against the referral.[8]

Personal life

Vinis has lived in Eugene since 1991. She has worked for non-profit organizations in Eugene, including EarthShare of Oregon, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, and ShelterCare.[2]

Electoral history
Eugene, Oregon Mayor Primary Election, May 17, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Non-Partisan Lucy Vinis 28,010 52.51
Non-Partisan Mike Clark 19,976 37.45
Non-Partisan Bob Cassidy 2,283 4.28
Non-Partisan Scott Landfield 1,762 3.30
Non-Partisan Stefan G. Strek 1,003 1.88
Non-Partisan Write-ins 306 0.57
Eugene, Oregon Mayor Primary Election, May 19, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Non-Partisan Lucy Vinis 32,193 66.98
Non-Partisan Thomas Hiura 4,952 10.30
Non-Partisan Stacy Westover 2,936 6.11
Non-Partisan Zondie Zinke 2,456 5.11
Non-Partisan Robert Patterson 1,552 3.23
Non-Partisan Matthew Yook 1,490 3.10
Non-Partisan Ben Ricker 1,224 2.55
Non-Partisan Write-ins 1,258 2.62

References
  1. Russo, Edward (September 9, 2015). "Vinis starts mayor campaign". The Register-Guard.
  2. "Meet Lucy - Lucy Vinis". lucyvinis.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. "Lawrence H. Vinis's Obituary on Eugene Register-Guard". legacy.com. Register-Guard. July 22, 2008.
  4. Hill, Christian (May 18, 2016). "Eugene's next mayor: Vinis". The Register-Guard.
  5. Kintner, Hannah (May 18, 2016). "Eugene voters elect Lucy Vinis mayor". KVAL.com.
  6. "Reporter shot with chemical munitions during Eugene protest suing city, police". July 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. "EPD, City Sued for Protest Response". August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. "Death STAR". July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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