| Rusty Bailey | |
|---|---|
| 17th Mayor of Riverside | |
In office November 2012 – December 8, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald O. Loveridge |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Lock Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William R. Bailey III Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MPP) California State University, San Bernardino (GrDip) |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |  United States Army
|
William R. "Rusty" Bailey III is an American politician who served as the 17th Mayor of Riverside, California. Elected in 2012, Bailey succeeded Ronald O. Loveridge.
Early life and education[]
Rusty Bailey was born and raised in Riverside, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the United States Military Academy and served as a United States Army helicopter pilot. He earned a Master of Arts degree in public policy from the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] He received a teaching credential from California State University, San Bernardino.[2]
Career[]
Rusty Bailey worked in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and Executive Office of the President as a part of the two-year Presidential Management Fellows Program. He later returned to Riverside and worked as a legislative aide to County Supervisor John F. Tavaglione. He was employed at the Riverside County Economic Development Agency and taught high school government at Riverside Polytechnic High School.[3]
Bailey served as a member of the Riverside City Council from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, Bailey began his bid for Mayor, running in a field that included 3 of his Council colleagues, including Ed Adkison, Andy Melendrez and Mike Gardner.[4] After receiving 32.6% of the vote in the primary election, Bailey entered into a run-off election against Ed Adkison,[5] and successfully won the race with 58.2% of the vote.[6] Bailey was sworn in as the 17th mayor of the City of Riverside in 2012[7] and was re-elected in 2016.[8]
In 2019, Bailey announced that he would not seek another term as mayor and focus his efforts on the local homeless crisis as a non-profit executive for Path of Life Ministries.[9][10] Bailey is not affiliated with a political party.[11]
Personal life[]
Bailey and his wife, Judy, have two daughters.
References[]
- ↑ "Rusty Bailey" (in en). https://ballotpedia.org/Rusty_Bailey.
- ↑ "Mayor Rusty Bailey | Mayor's Office". https://www.riversideca.gov/mayor/mayor-rusty-bailey.
- ↑ "Full Biography for Rusty Bailey". http://www.smartvoter.org/2012/11/06/ca/rv/vote/bailey_r/bio.html.
- ↑ "Riverside: Second councilman announces mayoral bid" (in en-US). 2011-07-08. https://www.pe.com/2011/07/08/riverside-second-councilman-announces-mayoral-bid/.
- ↑ "Riverside: Bailey, Adkison head to runoff for mayor" (in en-US). 2012-06-05. https://www.pe.com/2012/06/05/riverside-bailey-adkison-head-to-runoff-for-mayor/.
- ↑ "Riverside Mayor: Bailey beats Adkison" (in en-US). 2012-11-06. https://www.pe.com/2012/11/06/riverside-mayor-bailey-beats-adkison/.
- ↑ "Presidential Primnry Election Semi-Final Official Results". https://www.voteinfo.net/eresults/65b/Election%20Result.htm.
- ↑ "Rusty Bailey" (in en). https://ballotpedia.org/Rusty_Bailey.
- ↑ "Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey announces he won’t run for reelection" (in en-US). 2019-09-03. https://www.pe.com/riverside-mayor-rusty-bailey-announces-he-wont-run-for-re-election.
- ↑ "Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey will lead nonprofit focused on homelessness and poverty" (in en-US). 2019-09-25. https://www.pe.com/riverside-mayor-rusty-bailey-will-lead-nonprofit-focused-on-homelessness-and-poverty.
- ↑ "The Three Hats of Mayor Bailey « The Poly Spotlight" (in en-US). http://www.polyspotlight.com/the-three-hats-of-mayor-bailey.
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