Mayor Michelle Lincoln

Michelle Lincoln was elected in November 2018 to the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners for District 2. She is the chairwoman of the South Florida Regional Council, a member of the NACo Community, Economic, and Workforce Development Steering Committee, a member of the 2055 FTP Steering Committee, an elected member of the Small County Coalition Executive Committee, and the president of the Florida Association of Counties.

In June 2019, the Florida Association of Counties presented Lincoln with her Certified County Commissioner designation, and in 2021, she became an Advanced County Commissioner 2 Graduate.

Before being elected to the BOCC, she sat on the Marathon City Council for three years and was the mayor of Marathon for one year.

Lincoln has been a full-time resident of Monroe County since 1999. 

For years, she was employed by the state of Florida as a child advocate coordinator for the Guardian ad Litem program. She continues to volunteer in the program, acting on behalf of abused children in the community.

She received the 2018 Kay Gradick Woman of the Year Award.

Lincoln is a mentor in the Take Stock in Children program. She is a member of the Marathon Rotary, the Greater Marathon Chamber of Commerce, and the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce. She is an alumna of Leadership Monroe County Class XX. She also serves on the Florida Keys Board of Directors for the Area Health Education Center.

Lincoln is a Northern Kentucky University graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology.

She has two adult daughters, one son-in-law, and an adorable 10-pound Bichon Frise dog.