George Poe Wuerch (born 1936) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 2000 to 2003. In the 2003 mayoral election, he was defeated for reelection by former city assemblyman Mark Begich. Before this, Wuerch was chair of the Anchorage Assembly and chair of the board of directors for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. A retired United States Marine Corps officer with 21 years of service, Wuerch has also been governmental affairs manager for the Northwest Alaskan Gasline, the founder and president of Fluor Daniel Alaska Engineering, and the vice president of corporate affairs for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. Education Wuerch attended Oregon State University and graduated in 1957 with his wife Brenda Wuerch. While in OSU Wuerch was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Political career As mayor of Anchorage, George Wuerch removed a gay pride exhibit from the Loussac Library creating controversy and a lawsuit against the city. Family George and Brenda Wuerch have two daughters, Karrie Wuerch who lives in Corvallis, Oregon and Debra Wuerch who resides in Anchorage, Alaska. See also 2000 Anchorage mayoral election 2003 Anchorage mayoral election References External links U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Hearing Statements - Hon. George Wuerch, Mayor, Municipality of Anchorage, AK 1930s births 21st-century American politicians Alaska Republicans American energy industry businesspeople Anchorage Assembly members Businesspeople from Alaska Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Mayors of Anchorage, Alaska Oregon State University alumni Politicians from Tacoma, Washington United States Marine Corps officers People from Tacoma, Washington