Gian-Carlo Carra
{{Short description|Canadian municipal politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gian-Carlo Carra
| office = City of Calgary Councillor
| image = G C C Cycle Track ribbon cutting (19128953452) (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| constituency = Ward 9
| predecessor =
| successor = incumbent
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Calgary
| spouse =Barb Carra
| residence =Calgary
| alma_mater = University of Calgary
|education=BA University of Calgary
MA Environmental Design/Urban Design
| occupation = urban design
| religion =
| website = [http://www.gccarra.ca/ City of Calgary Website] [https://www.facebook.com/gccarra Facebook]
[https://twitter.com/gccarra Official Twitter]
| term_start = October 18, 2010
| term_end =
}}
Gian-Carlo Carra is a municipal politician who currently serves as Councillor of Ward 9 in Calgary, Alberta. He was first elected in 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.calgary.ca/citycouncil/ward-9/Pages/Ward-9-bio.aspx |title=About Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra |date=nd |access-date=August 31, 2017 |series=Ward 9 |publisher=City of Calgary |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831220254/http://www.calgary.ca/citycouncil/ward-9/Pages/Ward-9-bio.aspx |url-status=live }} and subsequently re-elected in 2013 and 2017.{{cite news |newspaper=Calgary Herald |url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/gian+carlo+carra+council+candidate+ward/8893794/story.html |title=Gian-Carlo Carra - Council candidate for Ward 9 |date=September 22, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Campaign platform
Education
Professional life
Tenure as city councillor
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calgary.ca/Aldermen/Pages/Ward-Offices/Ward-9/Ward-9.aspx|title=Ward 9 Profile|author=City of Calgary|year=|accessdate=|archive-date=2013-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004010328/http://www.calgary.ca/Aldermen/Pages/Ward-Offices/Ward-9/Ward-9.aspx|url-status=dead}}
He served under Mayor Naheed Nenshi who was also first elected to office in October 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/municipal-election/naheed-nenshi-re-elected-as-calgary-mayor-1.2128671|title=Naheed Nenshi re-elected as Calgary mayor|publisher=CBC News|date=October 22, 2013|accessdate=October 22, 2013|archive-date=October 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022080605/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/municipal-election/naheed-nenshi-re-elected-as-calgary-mayor-1.2128671|url-status=live}}
Electoral record
=2010 municipal election=
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.{{cite web|title=Calgary municipal election, 2010 Official Results|url=http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Documents/election2013/2010-General-Election-Results.pdf|publisher=City of Calgary|date=2010|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022090829/https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/ca/city-clerks/documents/election2013/2010-general-election-results.pdf|url-status=live}}
=2013 municipal election=
Carra was reelected in the 2013 election by capturing 48% of the votes with Jordan Katz taking 26%.{{cite web|title=Calgary municipal election, 2013 Official Results|url=http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Scripts/Elections2013/2013-General-Election-Results.htm|publisher=City of Calgary|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195257/http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Scripts/Elections2013/2013-General-Election-Results.htm|url-status=dead}}
=2017 municipal election=
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".{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/save-calgary-third-party-political-campaign-rules-1.4264917 |title=Save Calgary's campaign against city councillors raises questions about 3rd-party electoral laws: What's Save Calgary? It's not easy to find out, and some say that's a problem for democracy |first1=Robson |last1=Fletcher |first2=Drew |last2=Anderson |publisher=CBC News |date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830160054/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/save-calgary-third-party-political-campaign-rules-1.4264917 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.savecalgary.com/about |title=About |work=Save Calgary |date=nd |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831220052/http://www.savecalgary.com/about |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3704939/mayor-nenshi-druh-farrell-tell-save-calgary-group-to-stop-hiding-behind-anonymity/ |publisher=Global News |date=August 29, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |title=Mayor Nenshi, Druh Farrell tell Save Calgary group to 'stop hiding behind anonymity' |first=Alyssa |last=Julie}}
=2021 municipal election=
Carra was reelected to a 4th term at the 2021 election, capturing 36% of the vote, slightly ahead of challenger Naomi Withers with 35%.{{Cite web|last=Election|title=2021 Results - Calgary General Election|url=https://www.calgary.ca/election/results/2021-results.html|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.calgary.ca|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019212605/https://www.calgary.ca/election/results/2021-results.html|url-status=live}}
Volunteer work
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.
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://www.calgary.ca/councillors/ward-10/Pages/Ward-10.aspx City of Calgary Ward 10 homepage]
{{Calgary City Council}}
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