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Democratic · Mayor of Lincoln · Nebraska · Spectrum score -46

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Leirion Gaylor Baird is Mayor of Lincoln in Nebraska. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Leirion Gaylor Baird is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, since 2019.

Term ends
May 1, 2027
Phone
402-441-7511
Office
555 South 10th St., Suite 301, Lincoln, NE 68508
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Where Leirion stands on the spectrum

Leirion Gaylor Baird scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Leirion Gaylor Baird is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, since 2019.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic
-52
Social
-45
Authoritarian
-21
Confidence
68
  • Taxes & spending-50

    Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget

  • Health care-60

    Public or single-payer coverage as a right

  • Climate & energy-56

    Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down

  • Business regulation-48

    Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules

  • Labor & wages-46

    Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power

  • Immigration-40

    A broader legal path, less interior enforcement

  • Abortion-72

    Legal access, opposed to bans

  • Guns-54

    Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws

  • Crime & policing-24

    Reform, diversion, less incarceration

  • Schools & speech-48

    Public-school investment, DEI frameworks

  • Defense & alliances-14

    Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint

  • Civil liberties-28

    Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

  • Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
  • Open States people (municipalities)
  • lincoln.ne.gov
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.

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Updated August 2026.