Coronado Mayor. Exceptional! - a podcast by Dolores Williams

This week, Dolores stands up with Richard Bailey to discuss his background as a Conservative, his role in local politics, and his push towards the future.

As Mayor of Coronado, Richard has reduced taxes, voted against wasteful spending and supported reforms to protect taxpayers’ money which helped earn Coronado a AAA Bond rating. Richard also led by example by waiving his own city pension and voted twice against his own pay raise.

During his time as Mayor, Richard also made environmental initiatives a high priority by securing funds to stop the sewage spills from Mexico that forced the closure of beaches in the United States, pursuing a water reclamation plant in Coronado and launching the 1,001 tree initiative as part of a carbon capture strategy to improve air quality.

In recognition of his leadership in the region, Richard was selected as one of San Diego county’s “40 Leaders Under 40 Years Old” in 2018.

Richard was reelected as Mayor of Coronado in 2020 with 99.16% of the vote.

In addition to his service as mayor, Richard is also an Adjunct Professor of economics at the University of San Diego. In his free time Richard enjoys staying active and he has completed numerous endurance events including marathons, triathlons, and multi-day staged events.
In his free time, his passions are exercise and the outdoors. Is currently training for his next marathon in December, he hopes to qualify for the Boston Marathon. He also plans to climb Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Americas, and then summit Mount Everest in the future.

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