| Ronald O. Loveridge joined the
South Coast AQMD Governing Board in 1995, representing the cities of
Riverside County. In the fall of 2005, he was elected to an unprecedented
fourth term as Mayor of the City of Riverside. Previously he served as
a fourteen-year member of the Riverside City Council (1979-93). He was first
elected Mayor in 1994 and re-elected in 1997 and 2001.
Active in the National League of Cities, League of California Cities and
Southern California Association of Governments, Loveridge is currently Chair
of the SCAG Benchmarks Task Force. A longtime board member of the
South Coast AQMD, Mayor Loveridge serves as the South Coast AQMD's
representative to the California Air Resources Board, a position to which he
was appointed in 2004 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In 2005 Loveridge received the prestigious Tom Bradley Leadership award
from the National Association of Regional Councils, which recognizes
leadership excellence in advocating regional concepts, approaches, and
programs at any and all levels of government. Previously, the American
Lung Association honored the Mayor for his leadership in protecting public
health from air pollution.
Loveridge received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford
University. He has taught political science at University of
California, Riverside, beginning in 1965. He is the author of City
Managers in Legislative Politics and many articles on political issues.
He is married to Marsha Loveridge, and they have two grown daughters.
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