Richard Bailey
CA
Former mayor of Coronado and small-business owner with a background in finance and economics. His priorities include restraining city spending, reforming housing and ADU policy, and repairing streets and core infrastructure.
Where Richard Bailey stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
On 2024-03-22, Richard Bailey and other Coronado officials advocated in Washington for federal funds to repair and expand the International Boundary and Water Commission's wastewater plant, and Bailey described the funding as critical to addressing the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
March 22, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: projectcoronado.org
On 2022-02-15, the Coronado City Council voted unanimously to send a letter supporting Caltrans's San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge suicide-deterrent project, with Richard Bailey voting yes as mayor.
February 15, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: dot.ca.gov
On 2019-01-15, as Coronado mayor, Richard Bailey was designated by the City Council to speak in support of California SB 656, which concerned advisory input for the San Diego-Coronado Bridge suicide-deterrent system.
January 15, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: coronado.ca.us
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
On 2024-03-22, Richard Bailey and other Coronado officials advocated in Washington for federal funds to repair and expand the International Boundary and Water Commission's wastewater plant, and Bailey described the funding as critical to addressing the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
March 22, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: projectcoronado.org
On 2022-02-15, the Coronado City Council voted unanimously to send a letter supporting Caltrans's San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge suicide-deterrent project, with Richard Bailey voting yes as mayor.
February 15, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: dot.ca.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
On 2026-03-16, the California Fair Political Practices Commission issued Richard Bailey a warning after finding that he failed to timely disclose stock holdings on his 2020, 2021, and 2022 statements of economic interests; he amended the filings and received a warning rather than a fine.
March 16, 2026
Source: thecoronadonews.com
Track record — General
General · 1 record
On 2022-09-23, as a San Diego Association of Governments board member, Richard Bailey voted yes on a failed substitute motion to remove a road-usage charge from future regional plans and voted yes on a failed alternative motion to update the regional plan using 2022 data.
September 23, 2022
Source: sandag.org
Past race Richard Bailey ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 2 · November 3, 2026 · San Diego City Council District 2