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Austin Quinn-Davidson
Mayor of Anchorage
Acting
Assumed office
October 23, 2020
Preceded byEthan Berkowitz
Personal details
Born (1979-10-29) October 29, 1979 (age 44)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
University of California, Davis (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

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

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