Sandra Masters
Sandra Masters | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Assumed office November 23, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Fougere |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Credit manager |
Sandra Masters is a Canadian politician and the current Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan. Masters is the first woman to be elected mayor in either of Saskatchewan's major cities.[1] She was first elected in the 2020 Saskatchewan municipal elections, unseating two-term incumbent mayor Michael Fougere in a nine-person race with 46.4 per cent of the vote.[2] Masters is the first person since Pat Fiacco to become mayor of Regina with no previous city council experience.[3] She was sworn in as mayor on November 23, 2020.[4]
Masters moved to Regina in 1999 and worked for Richardson Agriculture as the manager of credit for the Prairie Provinces.[5] Since 2014 she had served on the board of Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL), but she resigned her role as board chair in order to run for mayor.[6] Her mayoral campaign focused on developing an anti-poverty strategy for the city, supporting the Regina Police Service and local businesses, and reducing city administration costs by 15%.[7][8]
Election results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Masters | 19,015 | 46.4 |
| Michael Fougere | 14,649 | 35.7 |
| Jerry Flegel | 3,240 | 7.9 |
| Tony Fiacco | 1,514 | 3.7 |
| 5 other candidates | 2,583 | 6.3 |
| Total | 41,001 | 100.00 |
See also
References
- ^ Djurik, Mickey (November 9, 2020). "Sandra Masters will be Regina's first elected female mayor". Global News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Regina's Sandra Masters becomes first woman voted to mayor's office in major Sask. city". CBC News. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Salloum, Alec (November 12, 2020). "'I'm one of eleven,' says Sandra Masters of her approach to leadership". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mattern, Ashleigh (November 24, 2020). "Regina's new city council ready to get to work, says Mayor Sandra Masters". CBC News. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McNally, Ryan (November 16, 2020). "Sandra Masters enters Regina mayoral race". CKRM. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Solomon, Michaela (September 16, 2020). "Former REAL board chair Sandra Masters enters Regina mayoral race". CTV News Regina. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Salloum, Alec (September 25, 2020). "Sandra Masters lays out platform in race for Regina mayor". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ O'Donovan, Connor (October 8, 2020). "Sandra Masters unveils mayoral platform promising 'a Regina for every citizen'". Global News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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