Jyoti Gondek becomes 1st woman to serve as Calgary mayor
Gondek announced her candidacy for mayor on Jan. 13. Since early September, polls saw Gondek build momentum to become one of two frontrunners, alongside Jeromy Farkas.“Thank you Jyoti for your tremendous service and your incredible vision of tremendous potential that you put forward for our city, and that platform that you’ve earned the trust of Calgarians to execute,” Farkas said.
“Your vision for a community of economic, social and environmental resilience beckons us as a reminder of the city that we’re so proud of, and we want to keep building.”Jeromy Farkas congratulates Calgary mayor-elect Jyoti GondekStory continues below advertisement “Calgary is no stranger to challenges and economic uncertainty,” Yedlin said in a statement. “But we’ve seen time and again, that with bold leadership and thoughtful public policy, our city is capable of tackling complex challenges, developing innovative solutions and being the place where entrepreneurs, investors and talented individuals come to achieve their potential.
“Many talented Calgarians were elected to serve our community tonight both on City Council and in the Mayor’s office,” the statement from Rempel Garner said.Nenshi will welcome the mayor-elect to office Tuesday morning at Old City Hall.MRU political scientist Duane Bratt said outgoing Mayor Naheed Nenshi blazed a trail for Gondek to follow, especially in his selling of the city on the international stage.
“Let’s see if Jyoti Gondek can work better with a brand new council than at times Naheed Nenshi, because there was some friction that he had with councillors.”
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