Leirion Gaylor Baird


Leirion Gaylor Baird is an American politician. She is the current mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska where she previously served as a city councilwoman, elected in 2019.

Early life and education

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.

Career

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. 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. Affiliated with the Democratic Party, she officially ran as a nonpartisan candidate due to municipal election law.

Political positions

During her campaign for the mayoralty, Gaylor Baird campaigned on additional road funding for the city, environmental preservation, and community land trusts for housing. During her time as a city councilwoman, she introduced legislation to ban bump stocks in the city, receiving national media attention.

Elections

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