Dan Carter (Canadian politician)
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Dan Carter | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Carter in 2022 | |
| Mayor of Oshawa | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | John Henry |
| Durham Region Councillor | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Independent |
| Profession |
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Dan Carter is a Canadian politician who serves as the current mayor of Oshawa.[1] Elected in the 2018 municipal election, he succeeded John Henry on December 1, 2018.[2] He was re-elected in 2022.
Carter campaigned on the theme that his background gave him special insight into how to manage the city's social and economic problems.[3] He struggled with severe dyslexia as a child, leaving him functionally illiterate, and was sexually abused by a stranger at age 8.[4] After his older brother Michael was killed in a motorcycle accident when Carter was 13, he fell into drug and alcohol addiction, and was homeless for most of his late teens and 20s,[4] but when his sister Maureen gave him an ultimatum at age 31 that it was time for him to either sober up or die, he entered rehab and began to rebuild his life.[4]
He went onto a successful career in broadcasting, becoming executive producer of programming for the city's CHEX-TV,[5] as well as serving as a motivational speaker on topics including leadership, challenges of living in poverty, mental health and addiction.[4]
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