Jacob R. Day

Jake Day
Day in 2024
Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development
Assumed office
January 18, 2023
Acting: January 18, 2023 – March 2, 2023
GovernorWes Moore
Preceded byOwen McEvoy (acting)
28th Mayor of Salisbury
In office
November 16, 2015  January 27, 2023
Preceded byJames Ireton
Succeeded byJack Heath
Personal details
Born (1982-07-03) July 3, 1982
Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BS)
Carnegie Mellon University (MA)
Christ Church, Oxford (MS)
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Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2009–present
RankMajor
UnitUS Army Special Operations Command

Jacob R. Day (born July 3, 1982) is an American politician. Born and raised in Salisbury, Maryland, Day is a member of the Special Operations Detachment-NATO in the Maryland Army National Guard and US Army Special Operations Command. Day represented District 2 of the Salisbury City Council, later serving as the council president from 2013 to 2015, and was the mayor of Salisbury from 2015 to 2023.

On January 17, 2023, Governor-elect Wes Moore nominated Day to serve as the Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development. He took office on January 18, and resigned as the mayor of Salisbury on January 27, 2023. During his tenure, he has supported efforts to increase new housing development in Maryland.