Tom Laputka
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Tom Laputka
|image = Tom Laputka.jpg
|caption =
|office = Mayor of Orange City
|term_start = November 2011
|term_end = November 2016
|preceded = Harley Strickland
|succeeded = Gary A. Blair
|office2 = Councilman of Orange City District 6
|term_start2 = November 2005
|term_end2 = November 2011
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1947|12|30}}
|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|death_date=
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| spouse= Sondra M. "Gail" Laputka
| children= 5
| alma_mater=Southern Illinois University
| party= Republican
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|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=3
|Weight_lbs=255
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|position1=Defensive end
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|college=Southern Illinois
| NFLDraftedYear = 1972
| NFLDraftedRound = 11
| NFLDraftedPick = 279
| NFLDraftedTeam = San Francisco 49ers
|career_highlights=
- 2× Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1973}}, {{CFL Year|1975}})
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| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1971}}–{{CFL Year|1973}}
| playing_team1 =Ottawa Rough Riders
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1975}}–{{CFL Year|1976}}
| playing_team2 =Edmonton Eskimos
| playing_years3 = 1974
| playing_team3 =Philadelphia Bell
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Thomas W. Laputka (born December 30, 1947) is an American former gridiron football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1973, and with Edmonton in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=laputtom001 |title=Tom Laputka Statistics on |publisher=Justsportsstats.com |date=1947-12-30 |accessdate=2017-01-26}} He played college football at Southern Illinois University. He is also a retired businessman and served as a councilman and in 2011 was elected mayor of Orange City, Florida, serving through the end of 2016.
Political career
Laputka served{{when|date=January 2017}} as a councilman representing District 6; he decided to run for mayor in 2011. He was able to win in the general election defeating the incumbent mayor Harley Strickland.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2011/11/08/volusia-county-elections-tom-laputka-wins-orange-city-mayors-race/|title=Volusia County elections: Tom Laputka wins Orange City mayor's race}} He served as the mayor of Orange City, Florida from November 2011 – 2016 after resigning from office {{cite web|author=Mark Harper Staff Writer|url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20130410/news/304109948 |title=Orange City mayor loses home in foreclosure - News - Daytona Beach News-Journal Online - Daytona Beach, FL |publisher=News-journalonline.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-26}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.ourorangecity.com/biography/mayor-laputka-biography/ | title=City of Orange City – the Heart of Southwest Volusia}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tomlaputka.com/ |title=Tom Laputka – Volusia County Council Chair |publisher=Tomlaputka.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-26}} to run for Volusia County Chairman; against three other opponents in the race (incumbent chairman Jason Davis, Greg Gimbert of Daytona Beacon, and Ormond Beach mayor Ed Kelley).{{cite web|url=http://www.beacononlinenews.com/articles/2016/07/20/four-men-want-be-chair-volusia-county |title=Four men want to be chair of Volusia County | The West Volusia Beacon |publisher=Beacononlinenews.com |date=2016-07-20 |accessdate=2017-01-26}} Later in the race, he did not win enough votes to make into the general election like Kelly and Davis did that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-volusia-county-election-results-florida-2016-htmlstory.html |title=Florida election results 2016: Volusia County |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |date=2016-11-08 |accessdate=2017-01-26}}
References
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Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:People from Orange City, Florida
Category:Politicians from Philadelphia
Category:Mayors of places in Florida
Category:Edmonton Elks players
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Category:Players of American football from Philadelphia