Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson (born 1951) is the current mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born in Logan and received a bachelor's degree in science from the University of Utah and a law degree from George Washington University.
Anderson spent many years as a lawyer in Salt Lake City, specializing in civil litigation. He was president of the local ACLU chapter, and ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1996, but received 55% of Salt Lake City's vote in that race. [1]
He took office as mayor of Salt Lake City in 2000 and was re-elected in 2003.
He has a strong environmental agenda; under his mayorship, the city has purchased wind power, has increased recycling, and is moving forward on light rail and commuter rail projects and converting its fleet of city vehicles to alternative fuels. He is an ardent opponent of tobacco use and has supported legislative measures limiting smoking.
Ironically, he has been viewed as one of the state's most outspoken supporters of alcohol use. He opposes English-only legislation, supports GLBT rights, has launched living wage initiatives, a notable agenda in the state that in the 2004 presidential election gave George W. Bush his greatest percentage of the vote of any state in the Union. [2]
Anderson recently gained praise and scorn when he called for "the biggest demonstration (Utah) has ever seen" to protest Bush's appearance at Veterans of Foreign Wars' national convention at the Salt Palace.
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA