Dorothy McCabe
Dorothy McCabe | |
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| Mayor of Waterloo | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Jaworsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1969 (age 54–55) Arthur, Ontario, Canada[citation needed] |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal |
| Spouse | Janek Jagiellowicz[1][2] |
| Children | 2[3] |
| Occupation |
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Dorothy McCabe (born c. 1969)[3] is a Canadian politician. She has served as the current mayor of Waterloo since 2022. As mayor, she also serves on Waterloo Regional Council.[4]
Early life
[edit]McCabe is originally from Arthur, Ontario.[5] She is the daughter of Terry McCabe and Stella Mulhall.[2]
McCabe attended Wilfrid Laurier University where she received a bachelor's degree in Communications and History.[4] While attending Laurier, she was a member of the Laurier Golden Hawks varsity women's basketball team.[1]
In 2015, she received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Western Ontario.[4]
Early career
[edit]She worked in the office of Liberal MPP John Milloy[6] from 2003 to 2010, served as chief of staff to mayor of Kitchener Carl Zehr[6] from 2010 to 2015, and in the office of Liberal MPP Daiene Vernile in 2016. As Zehr's chief of staff, she worked on trying to bring two-way all-day GO Trains to the region. She worked as a senior executive for KidsAbility from 2016 to 2019.[6]
In 2018, McCabe ran as the Liberal candidate in that year's provincial election in the riding of Waterloo. She finished in third place, winning 12 per cent of the vote. The NDP's Catherine Fife won the seat.
Beginning in 2021, McCabe worked for the City of Milton, and worked as a professor at Conestoga College[7] from 2020.
Mayoralty
[edit]Following the announcement that Dave Jaworsky would not be running for re-election as mayor of Waterloo McCabe announced she would be running for mayor of the city in the 2022 mayoral election. In her announcement, she cited her past experience in working in governance at the municipal and provincial levels, as well as her position at KidsAbility.[8]
In the election, McCabe narrowly defeated community volunteer[3] Sannon Weber by just 331 votes.[9] Weber was married to Dan Weber, who was McCabe's Progressive Conservative opponent in the 2018 provincial election.[10] McCabe campaigned on leading "Waterloo toward the future", "creating a greener, more sustainable city", and to "hear and understand diverse perspectives to work toward collective action".[11] Following her election, she announced that one of her first issues she would focus on would be affordable housing.[11]
When the provincial government passed the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, McCabe announced she was unlikely to use her new "strong mayor" powers.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dorothy McCabe nominated as Liberal candidate for Waterloo". Waterloo Chronicle. March 26, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "McCABE, Terry". Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Waterloo gets a mayoral race as Dorothy McCabe seeks top job". Waterloo Region Record. August 14, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Councillor Dorothy McCabe". Waterloo Region. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Dorothy McCabe". Laurier Golden Hawks. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "McCabe feels time is right for political run". Waterloo Chronicle. April 2, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Waterloo residents elect Dorothy McCabe as new mayor". Global News. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Dorothy McCabe seeking Waterloo mayor's chair in upcoming election". City News. August 15, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Dorothy McCabe elected Waterloo's new mayor, three new councillors". CTV News. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Rookie candidate 'without a brand' is first to seek mayor's job in Waterloo". Waterloo Region Record. June 8, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Dorothy McCabe elected as new mayor of Waterloo, says she 'can't wait to get started'". CBC News. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Waterloo mayor unlikely to use strong mayor powers". City News. June 16, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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