After graduation,Higdon worked with the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy on a curriculum development project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). He subsequently lived in Toronto and southeast Asia,later moving to Ottawa in 1980. After moving to Ottawa,he became a high school teacher,[1] but quickly became involved in politics and started work on Parliament Hill,working for Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament Jack Murta.[2] In the 1984 Canadian federal election,he worked as the community communications co-ordinator at the Progressive Conservative national headquarters.[3] Following the campaign,he served as Executive Assistant to Minister of National Revenue Otto Jelinek.[4] Higdon then became a self-employed consultant specializing in social and demographic research and communications. From 1988 to 1994 he was employed as a Senior Analyst for the Department of Communications.[1]
After mayor Jim Watson's resignation as mayor,Higdon was appointed Acting Mayor of Ottawa on September 6,2000.[5] Higdon was defeated in the 2000 Ottawa municipal election by regional councillor and fellow Conservative Peter Hume,following the amalgamation of the city and regional government. Losing by over 2,000 votes,Higdon blamed the media for his loss,suggesting it did not portray him in a positive light.[6]
Higdon is a member of St. Luke's Anglican Church,and served on the executive committee of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa. He has two children with his wife Willa.[1]
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