Tom Laughren is a Canadian politician and former mayor of Timmins, Ontario. He took office on December 7, 2006, succeeding retiring longtime mayor Vic Power.
Tom Laughren | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Timmins, Ontario | |
| In office 2006–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Vic Power |
| Succeeded by | Steve Black |
| Personal details | |
| Residence(s) | Timmins, Ontario |
Laughren was acclaimed to the position after running unopposed in the November 2006 municipal election. Laughren first served as a city councillor for Timmins City Council from 1994 to 2003.[1] He was reelected in the 2010 municipal election, winning nearly 90 per cent of the vote over challenger Allan Manchester.[2]
Laughren is a lifelong resident of the Porcupine neighbourhood in Timmins. He and his wife, Maureen, have been married for 28 years and they have three daughters.[1]
He announced in 2014 that he would not run for reelection to a third term in the 2014 municipal election, and would instead be taking a private sector job with mining company Lake Shore Gold.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "About Mayor Tom Laughren". Timmins Community Portal. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Manchester seeks the ‘job I was born for’". Timmins Daily Press, May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Timmins mayor transitioning to private sector". Northern Ontario Business, October 8, 2014.
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