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herb bergson

herb bergson is an american politician from duluth , minnesota , and the most recent former mayor of that city .
he lost his bid for re-election in a crowded 12-candidate primary in september 2007 .
bergson was elected mayor of duluth in 2003 , taking a two-way race with 57 percent of the vote over local businessman charlie bell .
he succeeded gary doty , who retired from the office after serving three terms .
bergson had also run unsuccessfully for the office in 1999 , and went on to win a seat on the duluth city council .
in december 2005 bergson pled no contest to a drunk driving charge , after crashing a vehicle he was driving into a bridge near spooner , wisconsin .
bergson emerged to address the press on december 15 , after suffering from a concussion and other injuries .
at a press conference on after the incident , bergson stated that he does not have an alcohol problem , and that he `` would never drink again . ''
in may 2012 bergsen was again arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated , followed by an additional arrest in september 2013 which resulted in 4 additional charges , including drunk driving and driving with an open container .
bergson is the only mayor of duluth to have also served two terms as mayor of superior , wisconsin , duluth 's twin ports sister city across lake superior .
he had been a police patrolman when he unseated the incumbent mayor in superior in the late 1980s .
after leaving that office , bergson returned to active duty and served as a police detective in superior .
