Materials in this collection pertain to Jonathan Rothschild's
mayoral campaign. Items include speeches, articles, pamphlets, photographs, and other
documents that were used to campaign for Tucson Mayor. Additional family materials
(awards, plaques, etc.) belonging to Lowell Rothschild are also included within the
collection.
Collection Number:
MS 740
Language:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
Jonathan Rothschild (1955--) was born into a Jewish family and was raised in Tucson,
Arizona. The son of attorney Lowell Rothschild and mother, Anne, Jonathan attended
Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley. After high school, he attended Kenyon College
(BA) and the University of New Mexico Law School (JD). Upon receiving his law degree, he
would then become a clerk for the US District Court Judge Alfredo Chavez Marquez.
As a lawyer, Rothschild works for Mesch, Clark, and Rothschild. He focuses on business
law, employment law, and estate planning. He is active within the Tucson community and
has served on the boards of the Tucson Medical Center Foundation, Friends of the Library
of the University of Arizona, the Temple Emanu-El, and the Jewish Family and Children's
Services. He has been Board President of Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging and is
involved with Casa de Los Niños. He was also a member of the AZ Town Hall. Rothschild is
perhaps best known for having served as Tucson's mayor from 2011 to 2019.
Rothschild ran for the office of Tucson Mayor and was elected November 8, 2011
(defeating Republican Rick Grinnell and Green Party candidate Mary DeCamp). He would be
re-elected in 2015, a campaign in which he ran unopposed in the primary and general
election. His campaign themes include: jobs and economic development, city government,
community, environment, and the arts. Rothschild's initiatives include, but are not
limited to: the Citizenship Campaign, Community Schools, Mentor Tucson Youth, Help for
Homebuyers, Second Chance Tucson, Steps to Success, 10,000 Trees Campaign, and the
Veterans and Chronic Homelessness campaigns. He was also instrumental in adding biking
and walking/jogging paths throughout Tucson.
Rothschild has also served as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of
Arizona college of Law and as the treasurer of the Pima County Democratic Party. He was
a chair on the State Bar of Arizona's Committee on Examinations.
Rothschild and his wife, Karen, are still living in Tucson and are active within the
community.
Scope and Content Note
A majority of the materials within this collection pertain to Jonathan Rothschild's
mayoral campaign in Tucson. Series I includes speeched, organized chronologically.
Series II includes newspaper clippings that were kept in bound journals. Many of the
clippings were gathered by Lowell Rothschild. Series III includes numerous articles that
were written following the campaign. Series IV includes correspondence, Series V
includes photographs, and Series VI includes additional campaign files, including
briefings, donor lists, etc. Series VII includes event announcements and programs from
speaking engagements Jonathan Rothschild participated in. Series VIII includes materials
related to Lowell Rothschild and Series IX includes awards and plaques belonging to both
Jonathan and Lowell Rothschild.
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hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
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Access Terms
Subject(s)
Lawyers -- Arizona
Mayors
Mayors -- Election
Political campaigns
Political candidates
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th
century
This series includes speeches and other writeups from Jonathan Rothschild's
campaign as mayor, including updates given by Rothschild while he was acting as
mayor. Materials are arranged chronologically.
box
folder
1
1
Mayor's 180 Day Wok Plan Progress Report, undated
1
2
Strong City - Strong Region -- The 360 Progress Report, undated
1
3
Mayor's Two Year Plan, undated
1
4
Two-Year Plan Progress Report, undated
1
5
Making Tucson Work -- State of the City address, February 14, 2012
1
6
We Do More Together than Alone -- State of the City
address, February 19, 2013
1
7
Tucson in Transition -- State of the City address, February 26, 2014
1
8
Turning Opportunities into Results -- State of the City
address, March 6, 2015
1
9
Mayor's update, March 10, 2015
1
10
Fall 2016 Progress report, 2016
1
11
Investing in Tucson -- State of the City address, March 1, 2016
1
12
Tucson: A Reliable Partner -- State of the City address, March 16, 2017
1
13
Mayor's 2017 Progress report, 2017
1
14
Tucson 20/20 -- State of the City address, March 9, 2018
1
15
Moving Tucson Forward -- State of the City address, March 1, 2019
This series includes newspaper clippings collected by Lowell Rothschild and others
relating to Jonathan Rothschild. Items are arranged chronologically, when
applicable.
This series includes campaign related materials, included but not limited to
administration reports, work plans, brochures, fliers, and other documents.
box
folder
1
43
Contributor listings, dentations, and supporters, 2011
box
folder
2
1
Campaign Finance Administration report, 2011
2
2
Campaign plan briefing, 2011
2
3
180 Day Work Plan, 2011
2
4
Candidate brochure, 2011
2
5
Marshall E. Home v. Jonathan Rothschild, June 2011
2
6
Mayor's 180 Day Work Plan Progress Report, 2012
2
7
Loyalty Oath of Office, 2015
2
8
Jonathan Rothschild for Mayor mailed flier, 2010
2
9
Mailed fliers, 2011
2
10
Jonathan Rothschild for Mayor handouts, bumper sticker, 2011
This series includes event announcements and programs. Many of these programs were
events where Jonathan Rothschild spoke. Others includes plays, opening ceremonies,
and magazine clippings.
box
folder
2
11
Nucleus reception announcement, 2013
2
12
State of the City program, 2012
2
13
State of the City program, 2013
2
14
State of the City program, 2014
2
15
State of the City program, 2015
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folder
3
4
State of the City program, 2017
box
folder
2
16
Tucson Urban League program, 2012
2
17
Democrats of Greater Tucson program, 2012
2
18
Democrats of Greater Tucson program, 2013
2
19
"Too Jewish" playbill and announcement, 2013
2
20
"The Nutcracker" playbill, undated
2
21
"Moving Tucson Forward" inauguration, 2013
2
22
"Making a Difference in Your Life and in Our City" announcement and
program, 2014
2
23
Ohtli Award Condecoration Ceremony program, 2014
2
24
"Noche de Exitos" Gala and Bi-National Business Awards
program, 2014
2
25
Paul and Lydia Kalmanovitz Elder Care Center opening
program, undated
2
26
Raytheon Spirit of Education Award program/booklet, 2014
2
27
Jewish Arizona magazine, April 2015
box
folder
3
1
Jewish History Museum's 7th annual fall fundraiser
announcement, 2015
3
2
Annual Benefit, Jewish Heritage Award Celebration, 2015
This series includes materials relating to Lowell E. Rothschild. Lowell E.
Rothschild (1927-2017) was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, but moved to Tucson
with his mother when he was 15-years-old. Rothschild attended Tucson High School
before returning to Chicago to finish up his high school courses. After high
school, he entered the Navy and fought in World War II briefly, then returned to
Tucson to enroll at the University of Arizona. Two years later, he was working at
the Arizona State Legislature before in 1957 he again returned to Tucson, this
time co-founding Mesch Clark Rothschild. He married his wife, Anne, and also
served as the president of the Tucson Bowling Association from 1962 to 1934. In
2017, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the University of
Arizona.
box
folder
3
6
Cards to Lowell Rothschild, undated
3
7
Photographs, undated
3
8
Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
3
9
Newspaper clippings, undated
3
10
Papers, correspondence, and printed materials, undated
