Robin R. Christiansen
Mayor of Dover, Term through 2027
Under the Dover City Charter, the Mayor serves as the chief executive officer of the City, with veto power over ordinances and supervisory authority over the Dover Police Department, and does not cast roll-call votes on City Council motions.
rchristiansen@doverde.gov302-736-7004
Attended 35 of 46 tracked meetings (76.1%).
City salary: $52,000 a year. Pay details
Meetings
- Read 206 statements from meetings (52 minutes speaking)
- See attendance for 46 meetings (33 in person, 2 remote, 11 absent)
- Ask about Robin R. Christiansen
Pay details
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Mayor of Dover (Chief Executive Officer): $4,333.33 a month, set by city code, plus up to $5,000 a year in expenses. The earlier rate was $45,000 a year.
$52,000.00/yr ($4,333.33/mo) under city code + up to $5,000.00/yr expense allotment
Entitled to customary City employee benefits (health/dental/vision), excluding pension, sick leave, and vacation leave (city code). Ordinance #2025-13, adopted September 8, 2025, restated the same amount.
Office of the Mayor FY27 Budget: $320,200 (FY26 Actual: $265,257)
Campaign committees and financial disclosures
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Itemized spending on file: $8,070.5, from 1 committee.
Committee-reported totals, by filing cycle
- Committee to Re-Elect Robin R. Christiansen Mayor: $38,450 reported
2023 filing. Office as filed: Mayor of Dover.
Financial and board disclosures
- City of Dover / State of Delaware Pension Board
2024, Retiree / Pensioner
Delaware state and local government defined retirement benefit
- Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP)
2024, Board of Directors (Ex-Officio)
Downtown commercial revitalization, master planning, and capital development oversight