12 Facts About Tom Butt

Tom Butt was vice-mayor in 2002 and 2012 and a member of the Richmond City Council for over 20 years before being elected mayor.

Tom Butt is the longest continuously serving council member in Richmond's history.

Tom Butt was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Tom Butt's mother was a librarian in the Fayetteville Public Library.

Tom Butt earned a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas, followed by a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Tom Butt joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 and was deployed to Vietnam shortly after.

Tom Butt is the president of Interactive Resources, a local architectural firm.

Tom Butt is a contractor and former real estate broker.

Tom Butt founded and is the president of the East Brother Light Station, Inc.

Tom Butt founded and remains a board member of Rosie the Riveter Trust, the non-profit partner of Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park located in Richmond.

Tom Butt won the Richmond mayoral election of 2014 and succeeded Gayle McLaughlin as mayor.

Tom Butt was sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, January 13,2015.