Jody Mitic

Jody Mitic
CD
Ottawa City Councillor
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded by Rainer Bloess
Constituency Innes Ward
Personal details
Born (1977-01-03) January 3, 1977
Kitchener, Ontario
Spouse(s) Alannah Gilmore[1]
Military service
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch Canadian Army
Rank Master Corporal
Unit The Royal Canadian Regiment
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan

MCpl (ret.) Jody Mitic, (/ˈmɪtək/) CD (born January 3, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario)[2] is a Canadian politician and retired soldier. He currently serves as an Ottawa City Councillor, representing Innes Ward in Ottawa's east end. He was first elected in the 2014 municipal elections.

Background

Mitic served in the Canadian Army as a sniper. He lost both of his legs in a landmine incident while fighting in the War in Afghanistan in 2007.[3]

During his recovery, Mitic worked through some of his psychological issues with a computer program named Ellie,[4] which tracks facial expressions and speech patterns to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

As part of his physical rehabilitation, Mitic successfully recovered and ran in an Achilles Canada 5-km run with prosthetic legs. In 2013, he and his brother Cory competed in The Amazing Race Canada, finishing in 2nd place. Following his appearance on the Amazing Race, Mitic became a motivational speaker and an advocate for wounded veterans and people with disabilities.

Politics

Mitic was elected following the departure of long-time city councillor Rainer Bloess. He won with close to one third of the vote, about 1,800 votes ahead of his nearest competitor, Laura Dudas.

During the 2016 Conservative Party leadership contest, Mitic contributed to former Minister of Veterans Affairs Erin O'Toole's campaign.[5]

Mitic announced on March 31, 2018 that he would not be running for re-election, citing wanting to spend more time with his family, and both mental and physical health issues.[6] Ottawa City Council voted June 13, 2018 to authorize an indefinite leave of absence for him, as the body had done in 2013 to facilitate Councillor Stephen Blais' recovery from a heart attack.[7]

Personal Life

Mitic lives with his wife and two daughters in the Chapel Hill neighbourhood of Orleans. His wife, Alannah Gilmore, had been one of the medics who treated him after his injury in Afghanistan.[3] Mitic wrote a book about his experience in Afghanistan in a memoir titled Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper.[3]

Election results

Ottawa municipal election, 2014
Innes Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jody Mitic 4,294 33.01%
Laura Dudas 2,535 19.49%
François Trépanier 2,117 16.27%
Fred Sherwin 1,974 15.18%
Chantal Lecours 626 4.81%
Eldon Holder 544 4.18%
Teresa Whitmore 466 3.58%
Chris Fraser 385 2.96%
Andrew Modray 67 0.52%
Sources:[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jody Mitic captures Innes ward for an amazing race victory all his own". 28 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada/Season1Teams/JodyCory.aspx
  3. 1 2 3 O'Connor, Joe (4 September 2015). "How a bomb brought Jody Mitic and Alannah Gilmore together". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "How A Machine Learned To Spot Depression". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Siekierski, BJ, and Beatrice Britneff, "The Conservative donor list features some notable names," iPolitics.ca, February 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/mitic-wont-seek-re-election-as-councillor-to-concentrate-on-family-health
  7. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/jody-mitic-formal-leave-of-absence-1.4446345
  8. ↑ "2014 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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