Charlie Clark (politician)

Charlie Clark
Mayor of Saskatoon
Incumbent
Assumed office October 31, 2016[1]
Preceded by	Don Atchison
Saskatoon City Councillor for Ward 6
In office 2006–2016
Preceded by	Elaine Hnatyshyn
Succeeded by	Cynthia Block
Constituency	Ward 6
Personal details
Occupation	Mediator

Charlie Clark is a Canadian politician, who was elected Mayor of Saskatoon in the Saskatchewan municipal elections, 2016.^[2]

Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Clark served on Saskatoon City Council for ten years as councillor for Ward 6, and worked for the non-profit Core Neighbourhood Development Council and Quint Development Corporation as a mediator.^[3] He defeated incumbent mayor Don Atchison after a tight race during which Atchison maintained a narrow lead in public opinion polling, while both Clark and third-place finisher Kelley Moore traded the second-place position, throughout the campaign.^[4] He received a late-campaign endorsement from comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis, whose wife is Clark's cousin.^[5]

References

1. Tank, Phil (2016-10-31). "Clark rides 'optimism' into mayor's chair". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
2. "Charlie Clark defeats Don Atchison to become Saskatoon's new mayor-elect". CBC News. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
3. Hamilton, Charles (2016-10-13). "Clark wants to become the change voters are looking for". The Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
4. "New Mainstreet poll shows tight 3-way race for mayor of Saskatoon". CBC News. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
5. "Charlie Clark gets last-minute shoutout from Zach Galifianakis". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-10-31.