Mississauga mayor has first challenger as nominations open for fall election

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Published May 2, 2022 at 3:04 pm

Ex-husband of former mayor Bonnie Crombie runs to succeed her in Mississauga

The first few candidates for this fall’s municipal election in Mississauga have officially entered the race–including a challenger for Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s seat.

The nomination period opened this morning (May 2) for those who wish to run for a seat on Mississauga City council or for a trustee position at either of the school boards.

Candidates can enter the race up until Aug. 19, when the nomination period closes for the 2022 Municipal Election, to be held Oct. 24.

Most of the incumbents on council are expected to compete for their seats once again.

However, there are some openings for newcomers:

  • Ward 2: Councillor Pat Mullin is filling in for the retired Karen Ras, who left the seat earlier this year for a new job and reportedly also because she feared remaining on council with Ward 6 Councillor Ron Starr, who’s being investigated by the City of Mississauga on allegations he harassed Ras. Mullin will vacate the seat Nov. 14 when the new council is sworn in after the election
  • Ward 9: Longtime councillor Pat Saito is retiring

Also, Ward 7 Councillor Dipika Damerla is running in the provincial election slated for June. If successful in that attempt, she will vacate the Ward 7 seat.

The first candidate to officially throw their hat into the ring was businessman Joe Horneck, who filed his papers for the Ward 6 race first thing this morning.

He also ran four years ago and will challenge the incumbent Starr again.

Meanwhile, the first challenger for Crombie’s seat has officially emerged. Meadowvale resident David Shaw filed his papers today.

Crombie cruised to victory in 2018 over seven other candidates for mayor.

As of 3 p.m. today (May 2), two council incumbents–Stephen Dasko (Ward 1) and John Kovac (Ward 4)–appeared on the City website’s election page as having filed their official intentions to run for their respective seats.

To see the list of candidates, and for other Mississauga election information, visit the City’s website.

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