Bruce M. Botelho | |
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.jpg) Bruce Botelho speaking in front of the Alaska State Capitol in July 2019 | |
| Mayor of Juneau, Alaska | |
| In office October 27, 2003 – October 11, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sally Smith |
| Succeeded by | Merrill Sanford |
| In office October 1988 – October 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest E. Polley |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Parsons |
| Alaska Attorney General | |
| In office January 12, 1994 – December 2002 | |
| Governor | Wally Hickel Tony Knowles |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Cole |
| Succeeded by | Gregg D. Renkes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1948 Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Maria De Guadalupe Alvarez |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Juneau-Douglas High School Willamette University (BA) Willamette University College of Law (JD) |
| Profession | lawyer |
Bruce M. Botelho (born October 6, 1948) is an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of Alaska. He served as the mayor of Juneau from 1988 to 1991 and from 2003 to 2012. Born and raised in Juneau, where his father was a top official of the Alaska Highway Patrol, Botelho has pursued concurrent careers in law and politics, largely with success. He also previously served a term as mayor from 1988 to 1991, defeating former Alaska Secretary of State Robert W. Ward in the election. He spent most of his professional career as an employee of the Alaska Department of Law. He rose to the top position in the department in 1994, when Governor Walter Hickel appointed him to be the Alaska Attorney General. Retained by Hickel's successor, Tony Knowles, Botelho served as Attorney General for nearly nine years before retiring from state service.