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David Brown (Canadian politician)

David Brown
Brown in 2024.
Ottawa City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byScott Moffatt
ConstituencyRideau-Jock Ward
Personal details
Born (1990-12-05) December 5, 1990 (age 33)
Richmond, Ontario
ResidenceRichmond[1]
Websitewww.ward21.ca

David Glendon Brown (born December 5, 1990)[2][3] is a Canadian politician. He is currently the city councillor for Rideau-Jock Ward on Ottawa City Council. He was first elected in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election.

Early life

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Brown grew up in Richmond, Ontario, attending Stittsville Public School, Richmond Public School, Goulbourn Middle School and South Carleton High School.[4] He graduated from Kemptville College, and then worked as a dairy farmer for around 10 years. He is a past president of the Richmond Agricultural Society.[1] In 2016, Brown began working as an assistant to the ward's previous councillor Scott Moffatt, before deciding to run against him in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election.[5] He would end up losing to Moffatt by 1,050 votes.[6] After the election, Brown began working for councillor Carol Anne Meehan.[7] In the past, he has also worked for Conservative Member of Parliament (and future Leader of the Opposition) Pierre Poilievre from 2013 to 2015[8] and Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament Jeremy Roberts.[3]

Career

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Moffatt announced he was not running for re-election in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, leaving the seat open, and Brown decided to run to replace him. His election priorities included repairing rural roads, upgrading infrastructure in the ward's villages, and "refocusing council's attention on addressing the basic needs of rural residents".[9] He also called for an "'independent budget watchdog' to scrutinize city spending", "figuring out an alternative to [the] waste disposal practice at the Trail Road dump", and to "respect taxpayers".[3] In the election, Brown easily defeated entrepreneur and educator Leigh-Andrea Brunet by over 4,000 votes, winning nearly two-thirds of the vote.[6]

Following his election, Brown was named Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, and was named to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, the Environment and Climate Change Committee and the Committee of Revision. He was also named to the City of Ottawa Superannuation Fund.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "David Brown - Councillor - Ward 21 Rideau-Jock". City of Ottawa.
  2. ^ "It's TWINS!". Ottawa Citizen. February 23, 1991. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Fresh faces at city hall: Meet David Brown and Clarke Kelly, who will represent rural Ottawa wards". Ottawa Citizen. October 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. ^ "Richmond Fair President David Brown to seek Rideau-Goulbourn Council seat". Manotick Messenger. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. ^ "GIBBONS: City councillor is dealt tough lesson in betrayal". Ottawa Sun. May 14, 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. ^ a b "Rideau-Jock ward results: Brown cruises with Moffatt no longer on the ballot". Ottawa Citizen. October 24, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  7. ^ "David Brown, Rideau-Jock's new councillor, wants to focus on rural road repair and safety concerns". Capital Current. 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  8. ^ "David Brown to seek Rideau-Goulbourn Council Seat". Richmond Hub. April 23, 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  9. ^ "David Brown wins wide open Rideau-Jock race". CBC. October 24, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  10. ^ "More urban representation among Ottawa committee chairs, downtown stays out of Transit Commission". CTV. December 14, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-29.