Charlie Clark (politician)
Charlie Clark is a Canadian politician who was elected Mayor of Saskatoon in the 2016 Saskatchewan municipal elections.[2]
Charlie Clark | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Saskatoon | |
| Assumed office October 31, 2016[1] | |
| Preceded by | Don Atchison |
| Saskatoon City Councillor for Ward 6 | |
| In office 2006–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Elaine Hnatyshyn |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Block |
| Constituency | Ward 6 |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Buhler |
| Alma mater | York University (M.A.) University of Toronto (B.Ed.) University of Winnipeg (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Mediator |
Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Clark served on Saskatoon City Council for ten years as councillor for Ward 6, and worked for the non-profit Core Neighbourhood Development Council and Quint Development Corporation as a mediator.[3] He defeated incumbent mayor Don Atchison after a tight race during which Atchison maintained a narrow lead in public opinion polling, while both Clark and third-place finisher Kelley Moore traded the second-place position, throughout the campaign.[4] He received a late-campaign endorsement from comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis, whose wife is Clark's stepmother's niece.[5]
References
- Tank, Phil (2016-10-31). "Clark rides 'optimism' into mayor's chair". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- "Charlie Clark defeats Don Atchison to become Saskatoon's new mayor-elect". CBC News. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- Hamilton, Charles (2016-10-13). "Clark wants to become the change voters are looking for". The Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- "New Mainstreet poll shows tight 3-way race for mayor of Saskatoon". CBC News. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- "Charlie Clark gets last-minute shoutout from Zach Galifianakis". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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