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Rick Mystrom

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Rick Mystrom
  • Date of Birth:
    January 2, 1944
  • Place of Birth:
    Minnesota
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Rick Mystrom
  • Spouse:
    Mary
  • Son:
    Nick, Richard
  • Daughter:
    Jennifer

Career

Rick Mystrom

Trivia

Rick Mystrom
  • Mystrom is a longtime advocate of bringing the Winter Olympics to Anchorage, and has chaired several committees to that end.
  • In 2003, he challenged incumbent Republican mayor George Wuerch in a three-way race. Begich, who had unsuccessfully faced Wuerch in 2000, was elected.
  • In office, Mystrom emphasized crime reduction and championed the "City of Lights" beautification program, encouraging residents and employers to ornament their homes and businesses with decorative lights during Anchorage's dark winter.
  • In 1997, he withstood a challenge from Fink, a fellow Republican. Mystrom was widely considered the more moderate of the two Republican candidates.
  • In 1994, he defeated Democrat Mark Begich to succeed Tom Fink as Mayor of Anchorage.
  • Mystrom was elected to the Anchorage Assembly in 1979, serving until 1985.
  • In 1990, he sold his advertising business, which was later merged into the Nerland Agency.
  • In 1982, he received the Small Business Person of the Year Award from President Ronald Reagan.
  • In 1975, he established Mystrom/Beck Advertising.

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