- Terry Whitehead
Infobox Officeholder
name = Terry Whitehead
caption = Councillor Whitehead in his Second Term
order = City Councillor,Hamilton, Ontario
term_start = 2003
term_end = Present
deputy =
predecessor =Frank D'Amico
successor =incumbent
birth_date =
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death_date =
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constituency = Ward Eight
party = Independent
spouse =
profession = Special Advisor
religion =
footnotes =Terry Whitehead is the City Councillor for Ward 8 in
Hamilton, Ontario , currently serving his second term.Biography
Beginning with running his own business, Whitehead moved into the political arena in 1990 as an Assistant to then MPP and future Mayoral contender
David Christopherson . From 1995 to 2000, Whitehead was the Chief of Staff for Hamilton's then MayorBob Morrow . After Morrow's loss in the 2000 Hamilton Municipal Election, Whitehead became the special assistant toSheila Copps [ [http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/YourElectedOfficials/CityCouncillors/Ward8Councillor.htm Meet your Councillors Page: Terry Whitehead] ] .Hamilton City Politics
Whitehead entered the Ward 8 Council race in 2003, running against seven other candidates to fill the void that retiring
Frank D'Amico created. On election night, Whitehead beat out his closest challenger Jamie West by 319 votes to secure 27.13% and a seat on council. During his first term he made few waves and garnered little media attention, but did sit on over 30 agencies, boards and committees [ [http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CityDepartments/CorporateServices/Clerks/2003_Election_Results.htm 2003 Elections Results from City Officer] ] .His re-election bid in the Hamilton Municipal Election 2006 was much smoother, taking on two familiar challengers Peter Martin and Wayne Boychuk as well as the man he replaced on council,
Frank D'Amico . He received 7829 votes or 55.72% of the votes cast [ [http://old.hamilton.ca/clerk/election/2006-election-results/default.asp 2006 Elections Results from City Officer] ] . Whitehead has recently fallen under scrutiny for the large number of corporate and union donations he received in the 2006 election, including donations from numerous local developers [ [http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=132 Citizens at City Hall, Article 132] ] [ [http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=91 Citizens at City Hall, Article 91] ] [ [http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=87 Citizens at City Hall, Article 87] ] .Also, in response to Whitehead's support of keeping some downtown streets one-way, Raise the Hammer launched a 'campaign' to have all the major streets in Ward 8 converted to one-way streets, poking fun at Whitehead's position [ [http://raisethehammer.org/blog/1060/ Raise the Hammer, New Campaign For West Mountain Streets] ] . Raise the Hammer subsequently published an essay by Whitehead defending his opposition to two-way conversion, which spurred robust commentary [ [http://raisethehammer.org/blog/1073/ Raise the Hammer, Councillor Whitehead Explains Opposition to Two-Way Conversions] ] .
Whitehead currently sits on several committees at City Hall such as the Hamilton Police Services Board, Economic Development & Planning Committee, HECFI, Tourism Hamilton and the City/School Board Relations Committee.
He has made no comments as to whether he will run again in 2010.
See also
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Hamilton City Council External links
* [http://terrywhitehead.typepad.com/ Personal blog]
References
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