Jonathan Rothschild | |
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41st Mayor of Tucson | |
In office December 5, 2011 –December 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bob Walkup |
Succeeded by | Regina Romero |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Tucson,Arizona,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Karen Spiegel |
Education | Kenyon College (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Jonathan Rothschild (born 1955) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st mayor of Tucson,Arizona from 2011 to 2019. [1] From 2001 to 2011,Rothschild was managing partner at the law firm Mesch Clark Rothschild.
Rothschild was born to a Jewish family and attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley,Arizona. He later graduated from Kenyon College and the University of New Mexico School of Law.[ citation needed ] After graduating from law school,he served as a clerk for United States District Court Judge Alfredo Chavez Marquez. [2]
Rothschild was first elected mayor of Tucson on November 8,2011,with 54.96% of the vote,defeating Republican Rick Grinnell (39.91%) and Green Party candidate Mary DeCamp (4.94%) after running unopposed in the Democratic primary. [3] In 2015,he was elected to a second term,running unopposed in both primary and general elections. [4] [5]
He has also been an adjunct assistant professor of the University of Arizona College of Law and a past chair of the State Bar of Arizona's Committee on Examinations. He has served as treasurer of the Pima County Democratic Party. [6]
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