413:
399:
385:
223:
It's exciting — it's a little bit scary — to be sitting in the mayor's spot, but we'll move forward together, and hopefully as we start to debate and start to discuss issues, we'll grow as a team and we'll become a better team to serve our community, because that's what it's all about. We're not
224:
sitting here, as you all know, to glorify our own selves, but to glorify our city as the capital city, and to make us the best we can, and to help our brothers, and even sisters, in
Southeast Alaska to be able to move forward also.
309:
In 2012, Sanford ran for mayor of Juneau. The election was held on
October 2, 2012. Sanford won a majority of the votes (55.26%) while Cheryl Jebe followed with 44.32%. The election had a 19.64% turnout.
297:
From 1998 to 2002, Sanford was a member of the Juneau
Planning Commission, a department of the city government that develops city projects. From 2002 to 2012, Sanford served as a member of the
542:
724:
278:
546:
298:
80:
714:
489:
709:
699:
582:
431:
567:
456:
636:
515:
704:
426:
265:. A year later, his family moved to Juneau, Alaska where he has been a resident ever since. Sanford graduated from
33:
719:
238:
282:
460:
270:
266:
197:
182:
493:
568:
https://juneau.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CBJ_Assemblymembers_1970-present-Updated-04-07-21.pdf
286:
694:
258:
144:
586:
543:"Sanford sworn in as Juneau's mayor, Jones sworn in to Assembly, Nankervis unable to attend"
689:
281:
for eleven years. In addition to military service, he spent two years helping to build the
8:
262:
608:
390:
640:
418:
242:
170:
37:
683:
656:
633:
519:
404:
60:
274:
113:
412:
177:
671:
370:
72:
369:
Sanford ran for reelection in 2015, but he lost badly to challenger
246:
269:
in 1966. Before getting into politics, Sanford served in the
725:
United States Marine Corps personnel of the
Vietnam War
285:
as well as thirty years as a volunteer firefighter for
380:
459:. Juneau Empire. September 21, 2012. Archived from
299:Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska
229:—Merrill Sanford on his future as mayor of Juneau
681:
373:. He took just 33% of the vote to 66% for Fisk.
257:Merrill Sanford was born on July 17, 1947, in
577:
575:
518:. City and Borough of Juneau. Archived from
277:for four years. Sanford also worked for the
50:October 11, 2012 – October 20, 2015
432:List of people from Bellingham, Washington
572:
451:
449:
447:
715:Politicians from Bellingham, Washington
545:. Juneau: Juneau Empire. Archived from
289:, from which he retired in March 2001.
682:
540:
444:
541:Miller, Mark D. (October 16, 2012).
484:
482:
480:
478:
237:(born July 17, 1947) is an American
154:Patricia "Patti" Sanford (née Isaak)
292:
13:
710:Borough assembly members in Alaska
700:20th-century American firefighters
508:
304:
14:
736:
627:
475:
427:List of mayors of Juneau, Alaska
411:
397:
383:
273:as a helicopter mechanic in the
492:. Our Campaigns. Archived from
601:
585:. Our Campaign. Archived from
561:
534:
314:Juneau mayoral election, 2012
1:
609:"2015 Juneau Elections Guide"
437:
252:
634:Juneau City Assembly members
283:Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
7:
376:
10:
741:
271:United States Marine Corps
267:Juneau-Douglas High School
198:United States Marine Corps
183:Juneau-Douglas High School
668:
661:
653:
648:
362:
215:
211:
203:
193:
188:
176:
166:
158:
150:
128:
123:
119:
107:
97:
86:
78:
66:
54:
43:
32:
28:
21:
705:Mayors of Juneau, Alaska
287:Capital City Fire/Rescue
241:who served as Mayor of
516:"Juneau City Assembly"
249:from 2012 until 2015.
226:
145:Bellingham, Washington
720:United States Marines
589:on September 20, 2012
363:Source: Our Campaign
279:Alaska National Guard
221:
204:Years of service
549:on November 23, 2012
81:Juneau City Assembly
496:on October 21, 2012
315:
16:American politician
649:Political offices
639:2013-04-04 at the
490:"Sanford, Merrill"
313:
678:
677:
669:Succeeded by
457:"Merrill Sanford"
367:
366:
219:
218:
103:Frankie Pillifant
732:
663:Mayor of Juneau
654:Preceded by
646:
645:
621:
620:
618:
616:
605:
599:
598:
596:
594:
579:
570:
565:
559:
558:
556:
554:
538:
532:
531:
529:
527:
522:on April 4, 2013
512:
506:
505:
503:
501:
486:
473:
472:
470:
468:
453:
421:
416:
415:
407:
402:
401:
400:
393:
391:Biography portal
388:
387:
386:
330:Merrill Sanford
316:
312:
293:Political career
230:
189:Military service
142:
138:
136:
124:Personal details
110:
100:
91:
69:
57:
48:
19:
18:
740:
739:
735:
734:
733:
731:
730:
729:
680:
679:
674:
665:
659:
641:Wayback Machine
630:
625:
624:
614:
612:
607:
606:
602:
592:
590:
581:
580:
573:
566:
562:
552:
550:
539:
535:
525:
523:
514:
513:
509:
499:
497:
488:
487:
476:
466:
464:
463:on June 2, 2013
455:
454:
445:
440:
419:Politics portal
417:
410:
403:
398:
396:
389:
384:
382:
379:
307:
305:Mayor of Juneau
295:
255:
235:Merrill Sanford
232:
228:
143:
140:
134:
132:
108:
98:
92:
87:
67:
55:
49:
44:
24:
23:Merrill Sanford
17:
12:
11:
5:
738:
728:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
676:
675:
670:
667:
660:
655:
651:
650:
644:
643:
629:
628:External links
626:
623:
622:
600:
583:"Juneau Mayor"
571:
560:
533:
507:
474:
442:
441:
439:
436:
435:
434:
429:
423:
422:
408:
394:
378:
375:
365:
364:
360:
359:
356:
353:
349:
348:
345:
342:
338:
337:
334:
331:
327:
326:
323:
320:
306:
303:
294:
291:
254:
251:
220:
217:
216:
213:
212:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
195:
194:Branch/service
191:
190:
186:
185:
180:
174:
173:
171:Juneau, Alaska
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
130:
126:
125:
121:
120:
117:
116:
111:
105:
104:
101:
95:
94:
84:
83:
79:Member of the
76:
75:
70:
64:
63:
58:
52:
51:
41:
40:
38:Juneau, Alaska
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
737:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
695:Living people
693:
691:
688:
687:
685:
673:
664:
658:
657:Bruce Botelho
652:
647:
642:
638:
635:
632:
631:
610:
604:
588:
584:
578:
576:
569:
564:
548:
544:
537:
521:
517:
511:
495:
491:
485:
483:
481:
479:
462:
458:
452:
450:
448:
443:
433:
430:
428:
425:
424:
420:
414:
409:
406:
405:Alaska portal
395:
392:
381:
374:
372:
361:
357:
354:
351:
350:
346:
343:
340:
339:
335:
332:
329:
328:
324:
321:
318:
317:
311:
302:
300:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
231:
225:
214:
210:
206:
202:
199:
196:
192:
187:
184:
181:
179:
175:
172:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
146:
141:(age 77)
139:July 17, 1947
131:
127:
122:
118:
115:
112:
106:
102:
96:
90:
85:
82:
77:
74:
71:
65:
62:
61:Bruce Botelho
59:
53:
47:
42:
39:
35:
31:
27:
20:
662:
613:. Retrieved
603:
591:. Retrieved
587:the original
563:
551:. Retrieved
547:the original
536:
524:. Retrieved
520:the original
510:
498:. Retrieved
494:the original
465:. Retrieved
461:the original
368:
341:Cheryl Jebe
308:
296:
256:
234:
233:
227:
222:
109:Succeeded by
88:
68:Succeeded by
45:
690:1947 births
275:Vietnam War
114:Jesse Kiehl
99:Preceded by
56:Preceded by
684:Categories
666:2012–2015
615:October 6,
438:References
319:Candidate
263:Washington
259:Bellingham
253:Early life
239:politician
178:Alma mater
135:1947-07-17
672:Greg Fisk
371:Greg Fisk
352:write-in
167:Residence
93:2002–2010
89:In office
73:Greg Fisk
46:In office
637:Archived
593:June 18,
553:June 18,
526:June 18,
500:June 18,
467:June 18,
377:See also
159:Children
207:4 years
611:. KTOO
347:44.32
344:2,674
336:55.26
333:3,334
322:Votes
247:Alaska
243:Juneau
162:3 sons
151:Spouse
358:0.41
34:Mayor
617:2015
595:2013
555:2013
528:2013
502:2013
469:2013
129:Born
355:25
36:of
686::
574:^
477:^
446:^
325:%
301:.
261:,
245:,
137:)
619:.
597:.
557:.
530:.
504:.
471:.
133:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
