Jacob R. Day
Jacob "Jake" R. Day is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Salisbury, Maryland since 2015. Born and raised in Salisbury, Day is a member of the 110th Information Operations Battalion in the Maryland Army National Guard. Day represented District 2 of Salisbury in the City Council and served as the Council President from 2013 to 2015. Day is the current President for the Maryland Municipal League, for the 2021–2022 term. Actions as Mayor of Salisbury. Downtown revitalization. Beginning in 2018, Day headed up a movement to revitalize downtown Salisbury as a vibrant and  friendly community. This included projects like the construction of a new Riverwalk Amphitheater and resurfacing Riverwalk Park. Much of this was in preparation for Salisbury's hosting of the National Folk Festival from 2018 to 2021. Coronavirus pandemic response. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Salisbury, Day announced a number of measures to protect small businesses and renters. These included a ban on rent increases while under a state of emergency, an allotment of over $100,000 for those whose wages have been affected by the pandemic, and donating 5,000 masks to those living in low-income neighborhoods. 2020  deployment. On May 28, 2020, Day announced that he would be deployed to the Horn of Africa for 10 months with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa through the Maryland Army National Guard. In his absence, City Administrator Julia Glanz will fill in acting at the direction of the mayor, beginning on June 4. Day will return to Salisbury and resume his executive duties in May 2021. Day was promoted to the rank of Major, on November 28, 2020, during his deployment. Day is one of three U.S. mayors deployed during their terms in office, including Pete Buttigieg  from South Bend, Indiana and Brent Taylor from North Ogden, Utah.