Gian-Carlo Carra

His campaign platform, "Great Neighbourhoods" under which he ran in the three elections is a "synthesis of leading practices from across North America, grounded in the ideal that "Great Neighbourhoods make a Great City."^[4]

Carra completed both his BA and his MA (Environmental Design/Urban Design) at the University of Calgary.^[1]

Before being elected to Council Cara worked from 2000 to 2010 in sustainable urban design.^[4]

The area he served—Ward 9—includes the communities of Acadia, Bridgeland/Riverside (part), Dover, Erlton, Fairview, Inglewood, Manchester, Ogden, Parkhill, Ramsay, Renfrew, Rideau Park, Riverbend, Roxboro, Tuxedo Park, and Winston Heights/Mountview.^[5]

He served under Mayor Naheed Nenshi who was also first elected to office in October 2010.^[6]

Carra was elected to serve Ward 9 in the 2010 election, taking 31% of the votes with runner-up Steve Chapman taking 12% of the votes.^[2]

Carra was reelected in the 2013 election by capturing 48% of the votes with Jordan Katz taking 26%.^[3]

Carra was one of five Calgary politicians targeted by an anonymous newly formed political action committee (PAC) called Save Calgary who gave Carra a "failing grade".^[7][8][9]

Carra was reelected to a 4th term at the 2021 election, capturing 36% of the vote, slightly ahead of challenger Naomi Withers with 35%.^[10]

Carra began working with the Inglewood Community Association in Inglewood in 2000 and by 2003 became the President of the Association where he served until 2010.^[4][1]