Mat Siscoe

His Worship
Mat Siscoe
Siscoe in 2024
Mayor of St. Catharines
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byWalter Sendzik
Personal details
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteMayor's office

Mathew Siscoe is a Canadian politician who is the current mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario.

Career

Mat Siscoe was elected as a city councillor for St. Catharines in 2010 and served three terms. He then filled a vacant seat on the Niagara Regional Council. He ran for St. Catharines in the 2014 Ontario general election but his candidacy was unsuccessful.

In 2022, Siscoe won the mayoral election with 17,808 votes, succeeding Walter Sendzik in the role. Siscoe quit his teaching job at St. Paul Catholic High School when he was elected. In 2024, he used his power under the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act to hasten housing applications.

References

  1. 1 2 Walter, Karena (October 25, 2022). "Mat Siscoe wins St. Catharines mayor's race by a landslide". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Mitchell, Don. "St. Catharines, Ont. elects Niagara regional councillor Mat Siscoe as next mayor". Global News. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Nickerson, Cara. "10 days ago Matthew Siscoe was a high school physics teacher, now he's mayor of St. Catharines". CBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Walter, Karena. "Siscoe issues strong-mayor directive to get development moving faster in St. Catharines". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Jones, Allison. "A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario". City News Everywhere. Retrieved 20 October 2024.