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.
Merrill Sanford (born July 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Juneau, Alaska from 2012 until 2015.
[1] Before getting into politics, Sanford served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter mechanic in the Vietnam War for four years.
From 2002 to 2012, Sanford served as a member of the Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.
[6] Sanford ran for reelection in 2015, but he lost badly to challenger Greg Fisk.