Ethan Berkowitz | |
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Mayor of Anchorage | |
In office July 1, 2015 – October 23, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Dan Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Austin Quinn-Davidson (acting) |
Minority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
In office 1999–2006 | |
Preceded by | Gene Kubina |
Succeeded by | Beth Kerttula |
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
In office 1997–2007 | |
Preceded by | Cynthia Toohey |
Succeeded by | Lindsey Holmes |
Constituency | 26th district (2003–2007) 13th district (1997–2003) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ethan Avram Berkowitz February 4, 1962 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mara Kimmel |
Children | 2 |
Education | Harvard University (AB) University of Cambridge (MPhil) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
Ethan Avram Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Alaska. From 1997 to 2007 he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26, 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, and reelected in 2018.[1] Berkowitz resigned as mayor of Anchorage in October 2020 after admitting to being in a "consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship" with a reporter.[2][3][4]