Barbara Halliday

Barbara Jane Halliday
Mayor of Hayward, California
In office
July 2014 – December 13, 2022
Preceded byMichael Sweeney
Succeeded byMark Salinas
Personal details
Born1949 (age 76–77)
PartyDemocratic
EducationB.A. in American studies from Mary Washington College (associated with the University of Virginia)
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
OccupationWriter/Editor (retired from a California insurance company in 2008)

Barbara Jane Halliday (born 1949) was the mayor of Hayward, California from 2014 to 2022. Halliday was a city council member for 10 years prior to her election as mayor.[1] Halliday has a B.A. in American studies from Mary Washington College, then associated with the University of Virginia. She pursued graduate work in journalism and urban studies at the University of Maryland. She has worked as a writer/editor for the Cecil Whig in Maryland, and for a California insurance company, retiring from that position in 2008 after 29 years. Her term began in July 2014.[2]

In November 2018, Halliday was re-elected to second term as Mayor, defeating Council member and college instructor Mark Salinas. Halliday received 56% of the vote compared with Councilman Mark Salinas, who had 42% of the vote.[3]

This was the second time Halliday and Salinas competed for the Mayor's office. In 2014, Halliday was elected Mayor with 39% of the vote, compared to 32% for Salinas, 22% for Council member Francisco Zermeño and 7% for Rakesh Kumar Christian.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Tavares, Steven (February 19, 2014). "Hayward Council Imposes 5 Percent Wage Cuts on City Workers; Union May Strike". East Bay Express. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hayward voters elect new mayor, approve sales tax increase to build library - Vallejo Times Herald". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hayward mayor wins Tuesday; incumbent and newcomer get seats on city council". East Bay Times. November 7, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ Parr, Rebecca (June 4, 2014). "Hayward voters elect new mayor, approve sales tax increase to build library". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2020.


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