Patricia Lock Dawson

American politician

Patricia Lock Dawson is an American politician who has been mayor of Riverside, California since 2020, when she was elected. Lock Dawson succeeded Rusty Bailey.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Patricia Lock Dawson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

She previously spent nine years on the Riverside Unified School District Board of Trustees.

In October 2025 Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock-Dawson was selected to lead the Big City Mayors, a statewide coalition made up of the mayors of California’s 13 largest cities. She earned her bachelor's degree in biology from the University of California, Riverside and her master's degree in wildlife ecology from the University of Washington.

From Wikipedia’s article on Patricia Lock Dawson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

City of RiversideChair 2020 to now⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedNotre Dame High School³

Career

Occupation: politician.⁶

Since 2020Mayor of Riverside⁴
Since 2020Chair, City of Riverside⁵

Personal life

BornRiverside⁷

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WikidataPatricia Lock Dawson on Wikidata
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WikipediaPatricia Lock Dawson on Wikipedia
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WikidataPatricia Lock Dawson: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataPatricia Lock Dawson: Mayor of Riverside, on Wikidata
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WikidataPatricia Lock Dawson: Chair, City of Riverside, on Wikidata
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WikidataPatricia Lock Dawson: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPatricia Lock Dawson: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataCity of Riverside, Chair