Mayor Regina Romero - Democratic Mayors

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero delivered her third State of the City address, highlighting the city’s accomplishments from the past year and her vision for the future. Mayor Romero’s top priorities are public safety, affordable housing, climate change, small businesses, infrastructure, and job creation.

In her remarks, she shared how the city distributed $53 million in federal rental assistance funds to help nearly 10,000 residents and used $10 million to convert vacant hotels to transitional low-barrier housing while providing support services for those experiencing homelessness. The Mayor also shared infrastructure updates, highlighting the historic passage of Prop. 411, which will bring $740 million over ten years to fix every residential road and build needed pedestrian and bicycle safety infrastructure for the city.

“I love being your Mayor and am proud of all the work we are doing to benefit every single Tucsonan,” said Mayor Romero. “Working together, we will achieve the just, equitable future we envision, where every single Tucsonan can live their best lives in our beautiful, thriving, resilient city.

Mayor Romero also discussed Tucson’s efforts with climate action, noting the city’s EV roadmap has led the city to have the largest low and no-emission electric bus fleet in the southwest region.

Watch Mayor Romero’s remarks here.

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