Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz Wife And Family Facts

Mara Kimmel is the first lady of Anchorage, Alaska, USA. She is the wife of former mayor Ethan Berkowitz who was recently (in October 2020) involved in a sexting scandal that revealed he was in an extra-marital relationship with a news anchor. 

In addition to this, a picture of his genitalia was leaked online too. He has since apologized but the FBI has concluded that there were no criminal actions in Ethan’s texting relationship. 

10 Facts About Mara Kimmel

1. Mara Kimmel’s Wikipedia page doesn’t exist but you can read all about the former mayor’s wife in this article. 
2. Ethan Berkowitz’s Wife has been with him for many years and they have two children together. She is also involved in town politics and is a professor at Walter J. Hickel where she teaches Strategic Development and Entrepreneurship at Alaska Pacific University. 
3. She was worked for human rights and immigrant rights in the state of Alaska. The former Anchorage first lady is also the co-founder of the Alaska Institute for Justice. 
4. Her net worth is not public knowledge but some sources suggest she is worth between $100,000 to $1 million. 
5. Kimmel’s husband resigned from the office on Tuesday. He has also issued an official apology and said he is extremely sorry for hurting his family and community. 
6. Ethan was elected into the mayor’s office in 2015 and the re-elected in 2018.
7. Before this, he was a Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007. 
8. Kimmel has not spoken to the media after the scandal but many sources allege that the couple is moving towards separation. 
9. His extra-marital affair with Maria Athens, a reporter. She works as a local Fox and ABC affiliated news reporter. 
10. Athens uploaded a nude picture of the mayor on her Facebook page along with the snapshot of the former mayor’s statement that the claims of their relationship were ‘slanderous.’