John Suthers

John William Suthers (born October 18, 1951) is an American attorney and politician. He is a former mayor of Colorado Springs and U.S. Attorney for Colorado. Suthers is a member of the Republican Party. He has also been executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. The Denver Post called him a "tireless public servant" in 2006 and 2010. Sits on the executive committee of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) from 2007 to 2013. In 2012, he was awarded the Kelley-Wyman Award by the National National Attorneys Association. His father died when Suthers was 15 and his mother died when he was 23. His wife is the former Colorado Springs mayor. He served on the board of the ACLU from 1996-2001.