City of Lincoln

Leirion Gaylor Baird was sworn in for her second term as the 52nd mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, in May 2023. She previously served two terms on the Lincoln City Council and six years on the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission. She currently serves as one of 16 mayors on the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and as Chair of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee. Mayor Gaylor Baird is a past recipient of the Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership and the inSpire Award for excellence in local government service. She and her family live in the Near South neighborhood.