Background
Merrill Sanford was born on July 17, 1947 in Bellingham, Washington.
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Sanford graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1966.
Career
A year later, his family moved to Juneau, Alaska where he has been a resident ever since. Before getting into politics, Sanford served in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter mechanic in the Vietnam War for four years. Sanford also worked for the Alaska National Guard for eleven years.
In addition to military service, he spent two years helping to build the Transport-Alaska Pipeline System as well as thirty years as a volunteer firefighter for Capital City Fire/Rescue, from which he retired in March 2001.
Mayor of Juneau
In 2012, Sanford ran for mayor of Juneau. The election was held on October 2, 2012.
The election had a 19.64% turnout. Sanford ran for reelection in 2015, but he lost badly to challenger Greg Fisk.
He took just 33% of the vote to 66% for Fisk.
Achievements
Membership
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 Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.
