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Austin Quinn-Davidson
Austin Quinn-Davidson
Mayor of Anchorage
	Acting
	Assumed office ; October 23, 2020
Preceded by	Ethan Berkowitz
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Born	October 29, 1979 (age 44); Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political party	Non-Partisan
Education	University of California, Santa Barbara (BA); University of California, Davis (JD)
Website	Campaign website

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Austin Quinn-Davidson (born October 29, 1979) is an American politician and attorney who was selected to serve as the acting mayor of Anchorage, Alaska after the resignation of Ethan Berkowitz. Quinn-Davidson had previously served in the Anchorage Assembly since 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Quinn-Davidson was born in Sacramento, California.^[4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Juris Doctor from UC Davis School of Law.

Career

Prior to serving as a member of the Assembly, Quinn-Davidson was a member of the Anchorage Budget Advisory and Women's Commissions.^[5] At the time of her election to the Assembly in 2018, Quinn-Davidson served as the Legal Affairs & Land Transactions Director at Great Land Trust, a non-profit organization based in Southcentral Alaska. While Assembly seats are nonpartisan, Quinn-Davidson has been referred to as a progressive.^[6]

Mayor of Anchorage

In October 2020, incumbent mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced that he had conducted an inappropriate texting relationship with a local television reporter. Berkowitz then pledged to resign from office, effective October 23, 2020. Upon the announcement, the Anchorage Assembly was restructured. Quinn-Davidson, who had been serving as vice chair, was selected to serve as chair, placing her first in the mayoral line of succession.^[7]^[8]^[9] When Quinn-Davidson assumed office, she became the first woman and openly-gay person to serve as mayor of Anchorage.^[10]^[11]

References

^ George, Kavitha; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (2020-10-17). "Assembly reorganizes, elects Austin Quinn-Davidson to become interim mayor". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Austin Quinn-Davidson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Anchorage Assembly chooses Austin Quinn-Davidson to serve as acting mayor". Anchorage Daily News. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Get to Know Anchorage Assembly Candidate Austin Quinn-Davidson". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "About Us - Member Profiles". www.muni.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ Buxton, Matt (2018-08-08). "Progressive Quinn-Davidson wins big in Anchorage Assembly special election". The Midnight Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ L, Jeff; field (2020-10-16). "Austin Quinn-Davidson elected new Assembly chair, will become acting mayor". The Alaska Landmine. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ Media, Lex Treinen, Alaska Public (2020-10-15). "With Anchorage's mayor stepping down, a successor will be chosen Friday". KTOO. Retrieved 2020-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Anchorage mayor admits to "inappropriate" relationship with TV reporter who was arrested". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ Shannon, Joel. "Anchorage chooses first woman, openly gay acting mayor, report says". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ George, Kavitha; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (2020-10-23). "Austin Quinn-Davidson, a relative newcomer, to be sworn in as Anchorage mayor Friday". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

Political offices
Preceded by Ethan Berkowitz	Mayor of Anchorage Acting 2020–present	Incumbent

[1] George, Kavitha; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (2020-10-17). "Assembly reorganizes, elects Austin Quinn-Davidson to become interim mayor". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[2] "Austin Quinn-Davidson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[3] "Anchorage Assembly chooses Austin Quinn-Davidson to serve as acting mayor". Anchorage Daily News. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[4] "Get to Know Anchorage Assembly Candidate Austin Quinn-Davidson". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[5] "About Us - Member Profiles". www.muni.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[6] Buxton, Matt (2018-08-08). "Progressive Quinn-Davidson wins big in Anchorage Assembly special election". The Midnight Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[7] L, Jeff; field (2020-10-16). "Austin Quinn-Davidson elected new Assembly chair, will become acting mayor". The Alaska Landmine. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[8] Media, Lex Treinen, Alaska Public (2020-10-15). "With Anchorage's mayor stepping down, a successor will be chosen Friday". KTOO. Retrieved 2020-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[9] "Anchorage mayor admits to "inappropriate" relationship with TV reporter who was arrested". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

[10] Shannon, Joel. "Anchorage chooses first woman, openly gay acting mayor, report says". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[11] George, Kavitha; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (2020-10-23). "Austin Quinn-Davidson, a relative newcomer, to be sworn in as Anchorage mayor Friday". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

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