Douglas J. Nicholls

Douglas J. Nicholls is the 27th Mayor of the City of Yuma, Arizona. He was elected to serve the Yuma community as Mayor in 2014 and was recently re-elected for a third term beginning January 2023. Mayor Nicholls previously served as a council member in 2009. He is committed to the residents of the greater Yuma area through the core belief that quality communities open doors for all residents to succeed through quality jobs, superior education, and a robust quality of life.

Mayor Nicholls spearheads many efforts to enhance and grow the Yuma community, including serving as the Founder and Chairman of 4FrontED’s Governing Board. The 4FrontED effort is an economic development-focused board of regional mayors and leaders from the region that includes the four states on the U.S.-Mexico border: Arizona, California, Sonora, and Baja California. Together, they work to maximize the impact of the megaregion on the global economy, representing a population of nearly two million people.