Jonathan Rothschild (born 1955) is an American

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and

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who served as the 41st

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from 2011 to 2019. From 2001 to 2011, Rothschild was managing partner at the law firm Mesch Clark Rothschild.

Early life and education

Rothschild was born to a Jewish family and attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona. He later graduated from

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and the University of New Mexico School of Law. After graduating from law school, he served as a clerk for

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Judge Alfredo Chavez Marquez.

Career

Rothschild was first elected mayor of Tucson on November 8, 2011, with 54.96% of the vote, defeating Republican Rick Grinnell (39.91%) and

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candidate Mary DeCamp (4.94%) after running unopposed in the Democratic primary. In 2015, he was elected to a second term, running unopposed in both primary and general elections. He has also been an adjunct assistant professor of the

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College of Law and a past chair of the State Bar of Arizona's Committee on Examinations. He has served as

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of the

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Democratic Party.

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Early life and education

Career

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