Across party lines, this one issue was a persistent concern. Mayors told us what else was keeping them up at night. Governing a city feels different under President Trump, most mayors said.
Mayor Chris Jensen (R)
Noblesville, Ind.
Mayor Donna Deegan (D)
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayor Jerry Dyer (R)
Fresno, Calif.
Mayor Regina Romero (D)
Tucson, Ariz.
Mayor Kathy Sheehan (D)
Albany, N.Y.
Mayor Alyia Gaskins (D)
Alexandria, Va.
Mayor Mattie Parker (R)
Ft Well Worth
We also asked whether mayors had changed their routines because of political violence.
Mayor Todd Gloria (D)
San Diego
“It’s a challenging time for individuals in public workplace, and when we see the disaster that simply occurred in Minnesota, you constantly need to question, you understand, am I following?”
Mayor Brandon Johnson (D)
Chicago
“No. Yet what I can state is with the political physical violence that has actually been promoting, there’s no location for it.”
Mayor Alyia Gaskins (D)
Alexandria, Va.
“I have. I would certainly state taking into account current physical violence, I’m far more familiar with my environments and likewise those of my family members.”
Mayor Kathy Sheehan (D)
Albany, N.Y.
“For those people that are chosen authorities, it is an anxious time.”
Mayor Jerry Dyer (R)
Fresno, Calif.
“As a previous authorities principal and costs 40 years in police, I’m acutely familiar with the truth that there’s constantly a possibility for a hazard of physical violence versus you, yet it does not suggest that we’re always continuously familiar with that hazard. Yet I have actually come to be far more sharp since late in regards to my environments.”
Mayor Quentin Hart (D)
Waterloo, Iowa
“Among the important things that we have actually done promptly was to take even more safety measures within Municipal government.”
Mayor Brett (D)
Divine Superintendence, R.I.
“I have not made adjustments to exactly how I communicate with my area, yet I will certainly confess that my anxiety and stress and anxiety degree is up a little greater.”
Mayor D.C. Reeves (R)
Pensacola, Fla.
“Absolutely nothing irreversible yet, yet I’m definitely seeing it.”
Immigration enforcement is creating fear in many cities, too.
Mayor Brandon Johnson (D)
Chicago
Mayor Acquanetta Warren (R)
Fontana, Calif.
Mayor Brett (D)
Divine Superintendence, R.I.
Mayor D.C. Reeves (R)
Pensacola, Fla.
Mayor Quentin Hart (D)
Waterloo, Iowa
Mayor Jerry Dyer (R)
Fresno, Calif.
Mayor Regina Romero (D)
Tucson, Ariz.
Mayor Mattie Parker (R)
Ft Well Worth
