Laura Dudas

Laura Dudas, née Czekaj (born November 1978) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to Ottawa City Council representing Innes Ward in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election.

Laura Dudas
Ottawa City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2018
Preceded by	Jody Mitic
Constituency	Innes Ward
Deputy Mayor of Ottawa
In office December, 2018 Serving with Matthew Luloff, George Darouze – December 1, 2022
Preceded by	Bob Monette, Mark Taylor
Personal details
Born	November 1978
Spouse(s)	Mike Dudas
Children	3
Residence	Blackburn Hamlet

Dudas grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, the daughter of a Richard, a welder and Linda Czekaj, a Sears employee.

Dudas was a journalist working in Cambridge for the Cambridge Reporter[1] and Stratford, Ontario before working at the Ottawa Sun from 2002 to 2010. Following her journalism career, she worked for the City of Ottawa[2] as a communications official.[3] She also served as the President of the Blackburn Community Association and served on the Orléans Chamber of Commerce. She and her family moved to Blackburn Hamlet in 2006.[4]

Dudas first ran for council in the 2014 Ottawa municipal election, but lost to Jody Mitic. When Mitic retired, Dudas ran again in 2018, and won 41% of the vote, defeating her nearest rival, Donna Leith-Gudbranson by nearly 1700 votes.

Dudas, along with George Darouze and Matthew Luloff was appointed as a deputy mayor of the city in December 2018.[5]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Ottawa election: Laura Dudas wins Innes ward". Ottawacitizen.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
4. "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Innes". Ottawacitizen.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
5. Ottawa Citizen, December 12, 2018, pg A4, "Mayor's picks for the top job