Leirion Gaylor Baird
Leirion Gaylor Baird | |
|---|---|
| 52nd Mayor of Lincoln | |
| Assumed office May 20, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Beutler |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Yale College (BA) University of Oxford (MSc) |
Leirion Gaylor Baird is an American politician. She is the current the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska where she previously served as a city councilwoman.
Early life and education[edit]
Gaylor Baird's parents were public school teachers. She completed a bachelor of arts in history from Yale College in 1993. She earned a master of science in comparative social policy from University of Oxford in 1997.[1]
Career[edit]
Gaylor Baird was a planning commissioner and city councilwoman of Lincoln, Nebraska before winning the election for mayor on May 7, 2019 against Republican-affiliated Cyndi Lamm.[2][1] She was sworn in on May 20, 2019, alongside the new city council. Following the ratification of a term limit amendment by referendum, Gaylor Baird announced her intention to succeed incumbent three-term Mayor, Chris Beutler.[3] Affiliated with the Democratic Party, she officially ran as a nonpartisan candidate due to municipal election law.[4]
Political positions[edit]
During her campaign for the mayoralty, Gaylor Baird campaigned on additional road funding for the city,[5] environmental preservation,[6][7] and community land trusts for housing.[8] During her time as a city councilwoman, she introduced legislation to ban bump stocks in the city, receiving national media attention.[9] Her opponent, city councilwoman Cyndi Lamm, disagreed on whether land trusts were effective,[10] in addition to advocacting for municipal financial transparency, reduction of the wheel tax, and cutting spending.[11] Some local commentators, such as University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Amanda Gailey, considered Lamm to be a homophobic candidate, citing her distribution of "90,000 copies of a "Citizens Guide" exposing "the homosexual special rights agenda"" in 1994.[12][13] Lamm criticized this criticism as "not accurate" and "not remotely represent[ing] my record or history."[14]
Elections[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leirion Gaylor Baird | 33,692 | 54.46% | |
| Nonpartisan | Cyndi Lamm | 27,994 | 45.25% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 176 | .28% | |
| Total votes | 62,157 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leirion Gaylor Baird | 21,660 | 41.87% | |
| Nonpartisan | Cyndi Lamm | 18,527 | 35.81% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Kirkpatrick | 8,665 | 16.75% | |
| Nonpartisan | Krystal Gabel | 2,301 | 4.45% | |
| Nonpartisan | Rene Solc | 451 | .87% | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-ins | 129 | .25% | |
| Total votes | 51,733 | 100.0% | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leirion Gaylor Baird". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ Johnson, Riley. "Democrat Leirion Gaylor Baird elected Lincoln's new mayor". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Hicks, Nancy. "City Councilwoman Leirion Gaylor Baird will run for mayor". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Shawver, Bryan. "Race for Lincoln Mayor: Leirion Gaylor Baird". www.1011now.com. 10 11 News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Johnson, Riley. "Lamm vows to cut wheel tax if elected Lincoln mayor". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Hicks, Nancy. "Two women, Gaylor Baird and Lamm, will face off in mayor's race". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star.
- ↑ Hicks, Nancy. "Gaylor Baird would reduce emissions from city fleet if elected mayor". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star.
- ↑ Johnson, Riley. "Affordable housing, 5G internet, dedicated music district discussed at Lincoln mayoral debate". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star.
- ↑ "Lincoln City Council bans bump stocks". AP NEWS. Associated Press. 27 March 2018.
- ↑ Johnson, Riley. "Affordable housing, 5G internet, dedicated music district discussed at Lincoln mayoral debate". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star.
- ↑ "Lincoln Mayoral Candidate Preview: Cyndi Lamm". YouTube. KLKN-TV. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ "Cyndi Lamm's anti-LGBT career". cyndiformayor.com.
- ↑ Gailey, Amanda (8 March 2019). "Nebraska's anti-gay past is still so present that it's even running for mayor". Seeing Red. Seeing Red Nebraska. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Hicks, Nancy. "Lamm says anonymous website distorts her history". JournalStar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ https://lancaster.ne.gov/election/results/resul19M.htm
- ↑ https://lancaster.ne.gov/election/results/resul19A.htm
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