Mayor Dyer (left) enjoys the company of Mr. Duane Trowbridge (right), a survivor of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir at the 2018 Veterans Day Parade.

Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer has hit the ground running leading the City of Virginia Beach. In his first six months as Mayor, Dyer led on major successes such as:

1. Solving the 20-year public safety salary compression issue,
2. Welcoming the landmark “Something in the Water” festival partnering with Virginia Beach’s own Pharrell Williams,
3. Dedicating a record amount of budgeted revenue to flood mitigation,
4. Completing a successful term sheet of the Dome Site entertainment venue,
5. Completing full-day kindergarten implementation in
   a fiscally-responsible way
6. Revamping our Economic Development processes to be more pro-business with a level playing field.
7. Cut taxes and waived penalties and interest for residents and businesses through the pandemic shutdown and aftermath.

Leadership Through Crisis

Mayor Dyer has also led our city through the darkest moment of Virginia Beach history on May 31st 2019, when the lives of 12 members of our Virginia Beach family were taken in a horrific attack.

Mayor Dyer grieved with the families and all citizens, leading with empathy and sensitivity while showing the resolve that we “will not let this attack define us, rather we will be defined by the good people of Virginia Beach.”

And when the global pandemic of COVID-19 rocked the world, Mayor Dyer led with a calm confidence to get us through a health crisis and works to restart our economy and our lives with steady leadership that balances public safety with financial vision.

A Resume’ of Service to Others

Mayor Dyer has been a servant leader since long before his election as Mayor in 2018. Virginia Beach voters made history by electing Dyer the first Veteran and Ph.D. to serve as Mayor. Dyer served in the United States Marine Corps until 1972, and holds a PhD in Organizational Leadership from Regent University. Dyer also served as an Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor at Regent.
Before being elected as Mayor, Bobby Dyer served on City Council representing the Centerville District for 14 years, with such community support that he was unopposed for re-election in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

A pro-business fiscal-conservative, Bobby Dyer has led Virginia Beach in a positive way and has brought City Council together despite political differences to move Virginia Beach forward with unity and purpose.