Bruce Botelho
| Bruce M. Botelho | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Juneau, Alaska | |
| In office 2003 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Sally Smith |
| Alaska Attorney General | |
| In office 1994–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Charles E. Cole |
| Succeeded by | Gregg D. Renkes |
| Mayor of Juneau, Alaska | |
| In office 1988–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest E. Polley |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Parsons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1948 Juneau, Alaska |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Maria De Guadalupe Alvarez |
Bruce M. Botelho (born 1948) is an American attorney and politician in the state of Alaska. Born in Juneau, Alaska, he has served as the mayor of Juneau on two occasions and was the Alaska Attorney General for eight years. He is currently mayor of Juneau.
[edit] Early life
Bruce Botelho was born in Juneau, Alaska, in 1948.[1] He was raised in that city and in Anchorage, graduating from Juneau Douglas High School in 1966, after which he attended school in Germany as an exchange student. He graduated from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, with a Bachelor of Arts in German Literature in 1971. Botelho then went to law school and graduated from Willamette’s School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 1976.[2] He also earned a ZP (Germanistik), at Ruprecht Karl Universität in Heidelberg, Germany.[1] He married the former Maria De Guadalupe Alvarez, known as Lupita, and they have two children, Alex and Adriana.[1] Bruce is an accomplished international folk dancer.[2]
[edit] Career
The first job out of law school for Bruce was in the Alaska Attorney General’s office in 1976.[2] He then began his political career in 1983 when he was elected to the City and Borough of Juneau assembly. He was elected as mayor of Juneau in October 1988, serving until October 1991. [2] He served as deputy attorney general for Alaska beginning in 1992. On January 12,1994 he was appointed by Governor Walter J. Hickel as Attorney General and confirmed by the Alaska Legislature that May. In December 1994, Governor Hickel was succeeded by Tony Knowles, who asked Botelho to continue in office. He served until December 2002.[3] In October 2003, he was elected to his second term as mayor of Juneau. Botelho was re-elected in October 2006 and again in October 2009.[2] Botelho is a member of the Tongass Futures Roundtable,, serves on the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission, is a director of the Alaska Municipal League and president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. He is a former trustee of the Alaska Permanent Fund, an original trustee of the Alaska Children's Trust, and former chair of the Conference of Western Attorneys General. He has been an active participant in Scouting, having served as president of the Southeast Alaska Area Council, Boy Scouts of America and in numerous other volunteer Scouting capacities.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Elections 2006 Juneau Municipal Candidate Detail Page". Elections 2006. Morris Communications Inc. http://www.juneauempire.com/elections/candidatepages/2006/botelho.shtml. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
- ^ a b c d e Hasselbring, Bobbie. "Bruce Botelho: Problem-solver". Alumni Close Up. Willamette University College of Law. http://blog.willamette.edu/wucl/profiles/2004/11/bruce_botelho_problemsolver.php. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
- ^ Past Attorney's General. State of Alaska. Retrieved on February 21, 2008.
