Ethan Berkowitz
| Ethan Berkowitz | |
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| Mayor of Anchorage | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Sullivan |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 26th district 13th district (1997-2003) |
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In office January 13, 1997 – January 15, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Cynthia Toohey |
| Succeeded by | Lindsey Holmes |
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February 4, 1962 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mara Kimmel |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) University of Cambridge (M.Phil.) University of California (J.D.) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Ethan A. Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962) is an American politician who is the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. He was previously the Alaska State Representative for District 26 from 1997 through 2007, serving as the Democratic Party Minority Leader from 1999 to 2007. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2006, for Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2008 and for Governor in 2010. He was elected Mayor of Anchorage in 2015.
Berkowitz was born on February 4, 1962 in San Francisco, California. He received his degrees from Harvard College (1983, government and economics, with honors), Cambridge University (MPhil, polar studies, 1986), and The University of California Hastings College of Law (1990). He moved to Alaska in 1990 and is a lawyer and business owner.
Further information: 24th Alaska State Legislature
Berkowitz was the Democratic Minority Leader in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. He was first elected to represent District 26 (Anchorage) in 1996, and then re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004.
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