City Council
Winchester City Council Members
Councilwoman Barbara Lucas
Barbara Lucas was elected to the Winchester Council in August 2021 and was reelected in August 2023 for a second term.
Mike D. Foster
Mike D. Foster was elected to the Winchester City Council in August 2023 serving his first term as councilman on September 1, 2023.
Councilman Foster was born September 19, 1950, in Winchester, TN. Mike graduated from Franklin County High School here in Winchester in 1969.
Mike received a BA Degree in Administration of Justice and Business Administration from Columbia College, in Columbia, Missouri and attended Middle Tennessee State University for 1-Year pursuing a Graduate Degree for a Master’s in criminal justice administration.
Mike served in the US Army as a Military Policeman for approximately 10 years and served in the Tennessee Army National Guard for over 16 years, retiring with over 26 years of military service. Mike was activated in support of Operation desert Shield/Desert Storm in the Gulf War in Southwest Asia during 1990-1991.
Mike was employed as an Industrial Security Specialist at Arnold Air Force Base, Tullahoma, TN for 4 years and elected Franklin County Commissioner for 8-years, 1990-1998, then elected as Franklin County Sheriff for 8 years from 1998-2006. Mike was employed with the City of Decherd as City Recorder, City Administrator, and City Court Judge for over 18 years. He retired from the City of Decherd after serving two periods of employment.
Mike graduated from the US Army Military Police School and the Huntsville Police Academy, Huntsville, Alabama and from the Nashville/Donelson Tennessee Sheriff’s Academy, as well as the Industrial Security Management School in Orlando, Florida. He also graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Councilman Foster is a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Decherd, Tennessee.