Commissioner Lucretia Tracy Mercer was elected to Seat Number 1 in 2019 and re-elected in 2023. Prior to being elected to the City Commission, Tracy was a Commissioner for the Lake Region Lakes Management District. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Operations from Warner University and an MBA from Webster University in Business Administration. She is a member and past President of the Kiwanis Club of Winter Haven. She is a past president of Keep Winter Haven Clean and Beautiful and a former member of the Garden Club. Tracy has one grown son, one granddaughter and one great-grandson.

Tracy is a board member of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board and serves as the Commission liaison to:

• Firefighters' Pensions Board
• Police Officers' Pension Board
• Risk Management Committee