Marty Carr

Marty Carr
Ottawa City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022[1]
Preceded byJean Cloutier
ConstituencyAlta Vista Ward
Personal details
Born (1972-12-15) December 15, 1972 (age 52)
NationalityCanadian
SpouseChristian McPherson
Children2
ResidenceAlta Vista
Alma materUniversité Laval
University of Alberta

Martha Carr[2] (born December 15, 1972)[3][4] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the city councillor for Alta Vista Ward on Ottawa City Council.

Background

Carr was born in 1972 to parents Russell and Susan, and grew up in Prince Edward County. In grade 5, she moved to Edmonton and would attend the University of Alberta, where she received a Bachelor's in French. She then attended Université Laval where she received a Master's in Linguistics in French. While a student at Laval, she met her husband Christian.[5] She moved to Ottawa in 1999,[4] settling in the Alta Vista area in 2004.

Prior to being elected, Carr was a director in the Department of Justice. She also served the president of the Alta Vista Community Association for almost four years.[6] Carr previously worked for the Canada Border Services Agency.

Politics

In 2018, Carr unsuccessfully ran for the role of Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Ward 6. She placed second with 4,216 votes (34.60%) behind incumbent Chris Ellis.

In the 2022 Ottawa City Council election, Carr was elected on a platform of road repairs, keeping community facilities up-to-date, fixing transit routes, improving active transportation connectivity and roads, and boosting the ward's tree canopy.[7]

During her term as city councillor, Carr has publicly advocated for the municipal government to address homelessness and food insecurity.[8][9][10]

Electoral record

2022 Ottawa municipal election: Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes % ±%
Marty Carr 6,088 47.12 – $15,185.28
Carolyn Kropp 4,107 31.79 – $22,624.30
Bob Perkins 2,453 18.99 – $13,518.92
Angelo Gino Scaffidi 271 2.10 – $2,829.47
Total valid votes 12,919 96.70
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 441 3.30
Turnout 13,360 43.09
Eligible voters 31,008
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:
2018 Ottawa municipal election: OCDSB Zone 6
Zone 6 Vote %
Chris Ellis (X) 5,883 48.28
Marty Carr 4,216 34.60
Tanya Melissa Dasilva 2,085 17.11

References

  1. ^ "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Financial statements" (PDF). City of Ottawa. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ @PlanteSteph613 (December 15, 2022). "Un joyeux anniversaire @AVmartycarr!! City politics is better with you around" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "Alta Vista to elect new councillor from among 4". CBC Ottawa. September 2, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Tower, Courtney (May 2021). "Our People" (PDF). VISTAS. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Payne, Elizabeth (October 25, 2022). "Alta Vista ward results: Marty Carr takes the council seat". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Alta Vista elects Marty Carr after race with no incumbent". CBC Ottawa. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Carr, Marty (2024-01-17). "The homeless need help right now — from all levels of government". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  9. ^ Sutcliffe, Mark; Carr, Marty (2023-08-25). "Ottawa needs permanent solutions to address homelessness, lack of affordable housing". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  10. ^ Carr, Marty (2023-01-10). "City of Ottawa has a special role in ending food insecurity". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-13.