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Patricia Lock Dawson
2020 - Present
2028
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Patricia Lock Dawson is the Mayor of Riverside in California. She assumed office on December 8, 2020. Her current term ends on December 12, 2028.
Lock Dawson ran for re-election for Mayor of Riverside in California. She won in the general election on March 5, 2024.
Lock Dawson informed Ballotpedia in 2020 that she was not affiliated with a political party.[1]
Biography
Patricia Lock Dawson was born in Riverside, California. Lock Dawson earned a B.S. in biology from the University of California at Riverside and an M.S. in wildlife ecology from the University of Washington.[2][3] Lock Dawson's career experience includes working with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and owning PLD Consulting. She oversaw the Santa Ana River Partnership.[3]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Riverside, California (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Riverside
Incumbent Patricia Lock Dawson defeated Jessica Qattawi in the general election for Mayor of Riverside on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 77.6 | 31,833 |
 | Jessica Qattawi (Nonpartisan)  | 22.4 | 9,176 | |
| Total votes: 41,009 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lock Dawson in this election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Riverside, California (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Riverside
Patricia Lock Dawson defeated Andy Melendrez in the general runoff election for Mayor of Riverside on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 58.8 | 67,779 |
 | Andy Melendrez (Nonpartisan) | 41.2 | 47,529 | |
| Total votes: 115,308 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Riverside
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Riverside on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Melendrez (Nonpartisan) | 43.5 | 23,788 |
| ✔ | | Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 19,572 |
| Richard Martin Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 6,530 | ||
| Guy Harrell (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 2,910 | ||
| John Denilofs (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 1,253 | ||
| Acea Stapler (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 676 | ||
| Total votes: 54,729 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Letitia Pepper (Nonpartisan)
2015
Three of the five seats on the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held by district.[4][5] Incumbents Patricia Lock Dawson, Gayle Cloud and Tom Hunt from Trustee Areas 2, 3 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election.[6][7]
In Trustee Area 2, Dawson defeated challenger Sandra Ramirez. Cloud did not file to run for re-election to the Trustee Area 3 seat, leaving it open to a newcomer. Angelov Farooq ran unopposed and won that seat. Hunt defeated challenger Tad Hove in the Trustee Area 4 race.[8][9]
Results
| Riverside Unified School District, Trustee Area 2, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Lock Dawson Incumbent |
70.5% | 1,857 |
| Sandra Ramirez | 29.5% | 777 |
| Total Votes | 2,634 | |
| Source: Riverside County, "Consolidated UDEL Election: Final Official Results," accessed November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Dawson reported $32,212.00 in contributions and $17,074.03 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, which left her campaign with $15,137.97 in the election.[10]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[11]
Endorsements
Dawson received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[12]
- Riverside City Teachers Association
- California School Employees Association, Chapter 506
- Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Political Action Committee
- Riverside City Firefighters Association, Local 1067
- Riverside Police Officers’ Association
- Service Employees International Union Local #721
- Building Industry Association
- Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
- San Bernardino-Riverside Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
- State Sen. Richard Roth (D)
- Assemblymember Jose Medina (D)
- Riverside Unified School Trustee Kathy Allavie
- Riverside Unified School Trustee Tom Hunt
- Riverside Unified School Trustee Brent Lee
Dawson also received endorsements from a number of local officials and community leaders.[12] A list of her supporters can be found here.
2011
| Riverside Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Hunt |
19.9% | 8,777 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia Lock Dawson |
17.1% | 7,556 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gayle Cloud |
17% | 7,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | Allison Dale | 12.1% | 5,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gladys J. Walker | 9.6% | 4,220 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephanie Dingman | 9.4% | 4,135 | |
| Nonpartisan | Toni G. Sandell | 6.9% | 3,048 | |
| Nonpartisan | Arthur Murray | 5.9% | 2,592 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dil Ahmad | 2.2% | 967 | |
| Total Votes | 44,175 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; Riverside Unified School District Voter Information," accessed October 3, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patricia Lock Dawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Patricia Lock Dawson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2015
Dawson highlighted the following goals on her campaign website:
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| —Patricia Lock Dawson, (2015)[14] | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Riverside |
Officeholder Mayor of Riverside |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson," December 11, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "Patricia Lock Dawson for Riverside Mayor," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Riverside, "Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, “2015 Tentative Annual Election Calendar,” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2013 California Code, “CA Elec Code § 8403 (2013),” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Riverside Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; Riverside Unified School District Voter Information," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Consolidated General Election," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County, "Consolidated UDEL Election," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filings made by Patricia Lock-Dawson for Riverside Unified School District Board 2015," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Re-elect Patricia Lock-Dawson for RUSD Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Patricia Lock-Dawson for RUSD Board, "Goals," accessed October 29, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rusty Bailey |
Mayor of Riverside 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Riverside Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2 2011-2020 |
Succeeded by - |
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