Brian David Mason is a Canadian politician who was leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2014 and served the Minister of Transportation in Rachel Notley's NDP government. He also served as the Government House Leader. Mason was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the now-defunct riding of Edmonton Highlands in a 2000 byelection. He was subsequently re-elected,and was elected in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood after the riding was created in 2004. He chose not to seek re-election in 2019,and was succeeded by Janis Irwin. Mason was the longest serving NDP MLA in Alberta history,with a political career spanning more than 20 years.
Florence Donald Shapiro is an American politician from Texas. Her political career lasted over 30 years and coincided with Plano's growth from a bedroom community of 17,000 to a city of almost 300,000 residents. After moving to Plano in 1972,she served on the Plano City Council from 1979 to 1990 and served as the city's first female and Jewish elected mayor from 1990 to 1992.
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton,Alberta,Canada.
Janice Rhea Reimer is a Canadian politician and the first female mayor of Edmonton,Alberta,having served in that capacity from 1989 until 1995. Highlights of her time in office included the inception of a new waste management system and repeated efforts by Peter Pocklington,owner of the Edmonton Oilers,to secure concessions from the city in exchange for his agreement not to move the team. Although she has never sought office at the provincial or federal levels,she is a lifelong New Democrat.
The Cook County Democratic Party is an American county-level political party organization which represents voters in 50 wards in the city of Chicago and 30 suburban townships of Cook County. The organization has dominated Chicago politics since the 1930s. It relies on an organizational structure of a ward or township committeeperson to elect candidates. At the height of its influence under Richard J. Daley in the 1960s when political patronage in employment was endemic in American cities,it was one of the most powerful political machines in American history. By the beginning of the 21st century the party had largely ceased to function as a machine due to the legal dismantling of the patronage system under the Shakman Decrees issued by the federal court in Chicago. The current Chair is Toni Preckwinkle,who is also the elected Cook County Board president.
Karen Leibovici is a politician from Edmonton,Alberta.
Ellen Marie Corbett is an American Democratic politician from the San Francisco Bay Area. She served in the California State Senate,representing the 10th District,which included San Leandro,Hayward,Pleasanton,Union City,Fremont,Newark,Milpitas,and part of San Jose. She was the Senate Majority Leader.
The 2007 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday,October 15,2007,to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council,eight of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools,and four of the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. One incumbent public school trustee had no challengers,and three separate school trustee candidates were unchallenged. Since 1968,provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Of the estimated 560,117 eligible voters,only 152,576 turned in a ballot,a voter turnout of 27.2%.
Donald L. Iveson is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of Edmonton from 2013 to 2021. He was first elected as mayor in the 2013 municipal election with 62% of the vote,and was re-elected in 2017 with 73.6% of the vote. Prior to serving as Mayor,Iveson was a member of Edmonton City Council from 2007 to 2013.
Jane Sterk is a Canadian psychologist,businesswoman,academic,and politician. She is the former leader of the Green Party of British Columbia and a business professor at University Canada West. In the 2009 British Columbia provincial election she was a candidate in the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads and in the 2013 election was a candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill. Sterk was elected councillor in the Township of Esquimalt in 2005 was elected leader of the provincial Green Party in October 2007. In the 2004 federal election and the 2005 provincial election as a candidate in the Esquimalt ridings,she placed fourth and third with 9% and 10% of the vote,respectively.
Laurie Blakeman is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She is a member of the Alberta Liberal Party,and was first elected in the 1997 election.
Lance Day White is a former Canadian municipal and provincial level politician. He served on the Edmonton city council from 1983 until 1992. He then moved on to provincial politics and served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001. He was born in Winnipeg,Manitoba.
Amarjeet Sohi is a Canadian politician serving as the 36th and current mayor of Edmonton since October 26th,2021. Sohi previously sat as a Liberal member of Parliament (MP) and served in the federal Cabinet from 2015 to 2018 as the minister of infrastructure and communities,and from 2018 to 2019 as the minister of natural resources.
The 2010 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday,October 18,2010 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council,the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools,and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers so were elected by acclamation.
Catherine Chichak was a politician from Alberta,Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton.
Tony Caterina is a Canadian businessman and politician who has served on the Edmonton City Council since 2007. He formerly represented Ward 7 from 2010 to 2021. In 2021,he ran in the new constituency of O-Day’min however he lost to newcomer Urban Planner Anne Stevenson by over 3,000 votes. Provincially,Tony Caterina ran for election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and lost in the May 5,2015,election to NDP incumbent Deron Bilous.
The 2013 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday,October 21,2013 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council,seven of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools,and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers. From 1968 to 2013,provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5,2012,amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections,officials are elected for a four-year term,and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.
Aaron Paquette is a Canadian writer,artist,speaker and politician who currently serves on the Edmonton City Council,representing Ward Dene in the city's northeast. He was first elected to the Edmonton City Council on October 16,2017.
Margaret Tryphena Frances Crang was a lawyer,teacher,journalist,and political activist. She served as Edmonton city councillor,1933-1937 and twice ran for provincial office as a leftist candidate.
Robin Buxton Potts is a Canadian politician who has sat on Toronto City Council in 2022. She was appointed by council to represent Ward 13 Toronto Centre following the resignation of Kristyn Wong-Tam.
