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George Wuerch

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Preceded by
  
Rick Mystrom

Role
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Mark Begich

Name
  
George Wuerch

Political party
  
Republican Party

Residence
  
Anchorage, Alaska

Children
  
Karrie and Debra

Spouse
  
Brenda Wuerch


George Wuerch


Education
  
Oregon State University

George P. Wuerch (born ca. 1936) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 2000 to 2003.

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In the 2003 mayoral election, he was defeated for reelection by former city assemblyman Mark Begich. Before this, Wuerch was chair of the Anchorage Assembly and chair of the board of directors for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.

A retired United States Marine Corps officer with 21 years of service, Wuerch has also been governmental affairs manager for the Northwest Alaskan Gasline, the founder and president of Fluor Daniel Alaska Engineering, and the vice president of corporate affairs for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.

Political career

As mayor of Anchorage, George Wuerch removed a gay pride exhibit from the Loussac Library creating controversy.

Education

Wuerch attended Oregon State University and graduated in 1957 with his wife Brenda Wuerch. While in OSU Wuerch was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Family

George and Brenda Wuerch have two daughters, Karrie Wuerch who lives in Corvallis, Oregon and Debra Wuerch who resides in Anchorage, Alaska.

References

George Wuerch Wikipedia