Mayor Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr. was elected Mayor of Dayton in 2021 after serving on the Dayton City Commission for six years, with a distinguished history of public service prior to elected office.

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Jeff Mims was the 3rd District Representative for the Ohio School Board. As the past president of the Dayton Board of Education, where he initiated the building of the new 7-12 Belmont High School with all union and local labor. After retiring from Dayton Public Schools with more than 38 years of service, serving most recently as Director of Government and Community Relations and Compliance. His diverse work within the district included garnering support for equitable funding of Ohio's public schools, and his efforts helped pave the way for Ohio's New School Facilities Program and the $528 million building of new Dayton Public Schools. He was elected President of the Dayton Education Association (Dayton Teachers’ Union) for six consecutive terms. As President of the DEA, Mr. Mims negotiated the district's first multi-year contract between the DEA and the Dayton Board of Education.​

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While we have seen tremendous growth and progress, we still have more work to do. In his second term, Mayor Mims will continue to focus on investing in our youth and violence interruption programs, addressing the rising costs of housing, continuing to invest in our downtown and neighborhoods, and fully funding our public safety services so that every resident has access to a good-paying job, an affordable home, and a safe neighborhood.