Jenna Sudds
Jenna Sudds | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Karen McCrimmon |
| Deputy Mayor of Ottawa | |
| In office December 9, 2020 – September 20, 2021 Serving with Laura Dudas and George Darouze | |
| Mayor | Jim Watson |
| Preceded by | Matthew Luloff |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Ottawa City Councillor for Kanata North (Ward 4) | |
| In office December 1, 2018 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Marianne Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1979 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Tim |
| Residence | Whitemarsh Crescent, rural Kanata (Ward 5)[1] |
Jenna Sudds (born February 8, 1979)[2][3] is a Canadian politician who presently serves as the Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton in the House of Commons of Canada. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Previously, she served a Deputy Mayor of Ottawa and member of the City Council for Kanata North (Ward 4).[4] Sudds was elected on October 22, 2018 and took office on December 1, 2018.
Career[edit]
Sudds grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Sudds attended Brock University in St. Catharines and moved to the National Capital Region in 2001 to complete her master's degree in Economics at Carleton University.[5] Sudds worked as an economist in the federal government for twelve years before becoming the inaugural President and Executive Director of the Kanata North Business Association, after being appointed to the role by a hiring committee that consisted of her predecessor on Council, Marianne Wilkinson.[6] From November 2017 to November 2018, Sudds was the inaugural Executive Director at the CIO Strategy Council, a national technology council.[7] In March 2018, she announced her decision to run for Ottawa City Council, Kanata North.
Sudds has been a longtime volunteer with the Kanata Food Cupboard and the Ottawa Network for Education.
Sudds was elected as a Liberal in Kanata—Carleton in the 2021 Canadian federal election, replacing Karen McCrimmon.[8]
Awards[edit]
- Kanata North Citizen of the Year (2012-2013)
- Forty Under 40 Award (2015) from the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade[9]
- 40 Under 40 International Economic Development Professional Award (2016)[10]
Personal life[edit]
Sudds and her husband Tim have three daughters.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jenna Sudds wants city hall to know that Kanata North's tech sector is a big deal". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ @JimWatsonOttawa (8 Feb 2021). "Happy birthday to Kanata North councillor and Deputy Mayor @JennaSudds" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Filling Marianne Wilkinson's shoes in Kanata North". CBC Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Jenna Sudds scores decisive win in Kanata North, Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2018 https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/jenna-sudds-scores-decisive-win-in-kanata-north
- ^ Kanata North BIA Announces its first Executive Director, July 8, 2013, https://www.kanatanorthbia.ca/kanata-north-bia-announces-its-first-executive-director/
- ^ KNBIA’s Jenna Sudds spearheads new national CIO strategy council, Ottawa Business Journal, October 20, 2017, https://obj.ca/article/knbias-jenna-sudds-spearheads-new-national-cio-strategy-council
- ^ Former Kanata North BIA director Jenna Sudds to run for city council, Ottawa Business Journal, March 5, 2018, https://obj.ca/article/former-kanata-north-bia-director-jenna-sudds-run-city-council
- ^ Natalie Harvey and Andrew Duffy, "Riding results: Liberal Jenna Sudds wins Kanata-Carleton". Ottawa Citizen, September 21, 2021.
- ^ Unveiling Our 2015 Forty Under 40 Recipients, The Voice Blog, April 24, 2015, https://thevoice.ottawachamber.ca/2015/04/24/unveiling-our-2015-forty-under-40-recipients/
- ^ Kanata’s Jenna Sudds named among top 40 Under 40, InsideHalton.com, February 2, 2017, https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7099945-kanata-s-jenna-sudds-named-among-top-40-under-40/
- ^ "Jenna Sudds". Jenna Sudds. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
External links[edit]
- Ottawa city councillors
- Living people
- People from Niagara Falls, Ontario
- People from Oakville, Ontario
- Brock University alumni
- 1979 births
- Women municipal councillors in Canada
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Women in Ontario politics
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians