Jonathan Rothschild served as Tucson’s mayor from 2011 to 2019. His campaign themes included jobs and economic development, city government, community, environment, and the arts. He was instrumental in creating Second Chance Tucson initiative which focuses on reducing recidivism and increasing community awareness about reentry.

Jonathan 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.