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  • Comment: The notability of a mayor is not established just by verifying his election results, or by showing that media occasionally contacted him for soundbite on an issue. It's passed by writing substantive content about his political impact: specific things he did, specific projects he spearheaded, specific effects his leadership had on the development of the city, and on and so forth.
    For example, the article states that "during his mayoralty, the city has experienced significant population growth" -- but it fails to demonstrate that he personally did anything in particular that caused that to happen. And "national media attention for efforts to...", similarly, fails to say what if anything he did about those issues: we would need to see content about specific projects he launched to deal with those issues, not just evidence that the media called him for a pull quote about them.
    We're not just looking for newspaper articles that have his name in them, we're looking for newspaper articles in which he and his work are the subject. Bearcat (talk) 16:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Does not appear to meet WP:GNG or WP:NPOL, being an elected politician below state/province level ("Just being an elected local official... does not guarantee notability ....)" No significant coverage - mainly routine reporting of local politics, etc. Paul W (talk) 17:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


Matthew Shoemaker, B.A., LL.B, LL.M. (born November 14, 1988) is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the 2022 municipal election.

Education and early career

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Shoemaker was born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1988, and he is a graduate of St. Mary's College and Algoma University..[1] After his undergraduate studies at Algoma University, he attended the University of Ottawa where he obtained his law degree. Upon graduating in 2012,[2] he began working at the Wishart Law Firm.[3] In 2019, he completed his Master of Laws through Osgoode Hall Law School.[2]

Politics

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Shoemaker was elected to City Council in Ward 3 during the 2014 municipal election[4] at the age of 25.[5] He was subsequently re-elected in 2018. During his two council terms, he pursued a multitude of new ideas,[6] bringing forward 151 motions during his first four-year term on Council.[7]

He ran for the mayoralty in the 2022 municipal election and won, capturing approximately 44% of the vote in a five-person race.[8] During his mayoralty, the city has experienced significant population growth[9] and national media attention for efforts to address significant challenges such as the opioid crisis[10], shortage of family physicians[11] and unbalanced demographics[12]

Electoral results

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Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Election, 2022
Candidate Votes Percentage
Matthew Shoemaker 9,626 44.23
Ozzie Grandinetti 5,417 24.89
Donna Hilsinger 4,047 18.60
Robert Peace 2,007 9.22
Tobin Kearn 665 3.06
Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Election, 2018
Candidate Votes Percentage
Matthew Shoemaker (X) 2,829 33.55
Donna Hilsinger 1,957 23.21
John Bruno 1,921 22.78
Winona Hutchinson 1,099 13.04
Judy Hupponen (X) 625 7.41
Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Election, 2014
Candidate Votes Percentage
Matthew Shoemaker 2,705 38.59
Judy Hupponen 1,864 26.59
David Poluck 1,467 20.93
Luke Macmichael 665 9.49
Robin Thibeault 308 4.39

Personal life

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He married Jenna in 2015.[13] They have two sons: Hudson, born in 2018,[14] and Maxwell, born in 2021.[15] Shoemaker is fluent in English, French and Italian.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Shoemaker runs again". saultstar.ca. Jun 20, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Alum elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie". Faculty of Law. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ^ "Matthew M. Shoemaker". Canadian Law List. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor Official Results" (PDF). saultstemarie.ca. October 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Verdone, Mike (October 27, 2014). "Three fresh faces heading to council" (PDF). matthewshoemaker.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Everybody's doing the Shoe!". SooToday.com. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  7. ^ "Resolutions". matthewshoemaker.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Shoemaker shows gratitude after mayoral win". SooToday.com. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ "Sault's population at highest level since 1996 after big three-year spike". SooToday.com. 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  10. ^ "The small-town opioid crisis hidden in the big-city shadow". The Globe and Mail. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  11. ^ "Uncertainty underlies health care for 10,000 people in Sault Ste. Marie as clinic cuts off patients". The Globe and Mail. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  12. ^ "More small towns in Canada will be able to choose which immigrants can settle, minister says". The Globe and Mail. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  13. ^ "Look who found love in the P-patch!". SooToday.com. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  14. ^ "Meet the New Shoe! (cuteness alert)". SooToday.com. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  15. ^ "City Council baby boom!". SooToday.com. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2024-03-12.