Rocky Anderson

Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson (born September 9, 1951) is an American attorney, writer, activist, civil and human rights advocate. He served two terms as the 33rd Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 2000 to 2008. Anderson practiced law for 21 years in Salt Lake City prior to becoming Mayor, where he was listed in Best Lawyers in America and received the highest rating, A-V, by Martindale-Hubbell. He was also the 1996 Democratic nominee for Congress in Utah's Second Congressional District. After his tenure as Mayor, Anderson founded and served as the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights (2008–2011), a human rights education and advocacy organization, and was a founding member of the Justice Party.