| Patricia Lock Dawson | |
| Caption: | Lock Dawson in 2021 |
| Office: | 18th Mayor of Riverside |
| Termstart: | December 8, 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Rusty Bailey |
| Birth Name: | Patricia Lock Dawson |
| Birth Place: | Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Riverside (BS), University of Washington (MS) |
Patricia Lock Dawson is an American politician who has been mayor of Riverside, California since 2020, when she was elected. Lock Dawson succeeded Rusty Bailey. She previously spent nine years on the Riverside Unified School District Board of Trustees.[1]