Sam Sutter
Clifford Samuel “Sam” Sutter is an American attorney and politician who served as the District Attorney of Bristol County, Massachusetts, from 2007 to 2014, and then as the 43rd Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2015. Early life. Sutter was born August 3, 1952, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to former tennis player Cliff Sutter and Suzanne T. Sutter. Sutter attended Brown University from 1971 to 1976, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in American Civilization. While at Brown, he played for the varsity tennis team. After spending several years traveling the world while working as a tennis  instructor and professional tournament player, Sutter enrolled at Vanderbilt University Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1983. Political career. Before successfully running for District Attorney in 2006, Sutter worked as both an Assistant District Attorney in the Bristol County District Attorney's office and as a private attorney specializing in criminal defense and personal injury. Sutter was re-elected to this office twice, in 2010 and again in 2014. During this time, he also unsuccessfully ran for the newly configured 9th congressional district, against sitting congressman Bill Keating. On December 16, 2014, Sutter defeated incumbent Fall River Mayor  William A. Flanagan in a recall election, the first successful recall of a mayor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On November 2, 2015, Sutter lost his bid for reelection to Jasiel F. Correia, II. Personal life. Sutter is married to Dorothy Feliz Sutter, a paralegal, and has two children and one stepchild. He currently practices law in Fall River, Massachusetts.