Office: | 46th and 54th Mayor of Pasadena |
Term Start: | May 1999 |
Term End: | May 2015 |
Predecessor: | Chris Holden |
Successor: | Terry Tornek |
Term Start2: | May 1984 |
Term End2: | May 1986 |
Predecessor2: | Loretta Thompson-Glickman |
Successor2: | John C. Crowley |
Birth Date: | 18 January 1938 |
Birth Place: | Sioux City, Iowa, US |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Claire M. Whalen (m. 1961) |
Alma Mater: | Loyola Marymount University University of Michigan Law School |
Profession: | Attorney |
Military Service: | Captain |
William Joseph Bogaard (born 1938) is an American politician, and the former mayor of Pasadena, California.
On January 18, 1938, Bogaard was born in Sioux City, Iowa.
Bogaard is a member of the Democratic Party. He was first elected mayor in 1999, and was reelected with an overwhelming majority of the vote (over 85%) in 2003. Bogaard was the first elected mayor of Pasadena since the 1940s and the longest-serving mayor in Pasadena's history. As Mayor of Pasadena, Bogaard appeared frequently in Pasadena' Rose Parade.
Prior to being elected mayor, Bogaard was a lawyer, and taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California. He graduated from Loyola Marymount University[1] and was a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan.
In 2007, Bogaard sought reelection for a third term as mayor. His opponent was Aaron Proctor. The election was held on March 6, and Bogaard won easily, getting 11,558 votes (88.7% of the vote).[2]
In 2011, Bogaard ran unopposed, receiving 12,202 votes.[3]
He has served on the board of directors of the League of California Cities since 2007, and was elected as president of the board[4] on September 7, 2012.
Bogaard married Claire M. Whalen on January 28, 1961, in San Francisco, California. In 1971, they moved to Pasadena, California. They have four children.