Ethan Berkowitz

Ethan Berkowitz
Mayor of Anchorage
In office
July 1, 2015 – October 23, 2020
Preceded byDan Sullivan
Succeeded byAustin Quinn-Davidson (acting)
Minority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
1999–2006
Preceded byGene Kubina
Succeeded byBeth Kerttula
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
1997–2007
Preceded byCynthia Toohey
Succeeded byLindsey Holmes
Constituency26th district (2003–2007)
13th district (1997–2003)
Personal details
Born
Ethan Avram Berkowitz

(1962-02-04) February 4, 1962 (age 62)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMara Kimmel
Children2
EducationHarvard 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]

  1. ^ Hughes, Zachariah (April 18, 2018). "Anchorage officials certify vote-by-mail results". KTOO-TV. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Herz, Nathaniel (October 13, 2020). "Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz has resigned". Alaska Public Media.
  3. ^ Baker, Mike (October 13, 2020). "Anchorage Mayor Resigns After Admitting to 'Inappropriate' Relationship With TV Anchor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Anchorage mayor admits to "inappropriate" relationship with TV reporter who was arrested". www.cbsnews.com. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.