Joe cressy biography

Joseph Cressy (born July 10, 1984) is a former Canadian politician and activist who served on the Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2022.
Joseph Cressy is a former Canadian politician and activist who served on the Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2022.
Joe is the City Councillor for Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York.

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UPDATE: Joe Cressy has officially announced he's running for city council, CTV reported Wednesday.

It appears Joe Cressy has made up his mind about running for a spot on Toronto city council.

And unless he's inviting reporters to City Hall Wednesday morning just to tell them he's taking a pass, it seems likely his name will be on the ballot this October.

Cressy, 30, was defeated last month by new Liberal MP Adam Vaughan in the federal byelection to fill Olivia Chow's old seat in Trinity-Spadina. If he runs, Cressy will seek to fill the Ward 20 seat Vaughan vacated to run for Justin Trudeau's team.

Cressy told The Toronto Star weeks ago he was mulling a jump to municipal politics. He said many Vaughan supporters urged him to consider a run.

"I enjoy big national debates about climate change, poverty, inequality and transit but, at the city level, you can create change on those same issues now and there is something tremendously exciting about working with communities to achieve that change," he told The Star.

Both of Cressy's parents — Gordon Cressy and Joan

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From: Gordon & Joanne

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Joseph Cressy, also known as Joe Cressy, was a good football and rugby player in high school who spent his third year of university in Ghana and his first year after graduating working on anti-poverty campaigns in South Africa. He had an early interest in protesting the Iraq war and currently works for the Polaris Institute, particularly on their bottled water campaign. On top of his social activism and political involvement, Cressy is also described as kind, generous and funny.

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Joe Cressy

Canadian politician

Joe Cressy
Cressy in 2014
In office December 1, 2018 – April 30, 2022
Preceded by	Ward created
Succeeded by	Joe Mihevc
In office January 30, 2019 – April 30, 2022
Preceded by	Joe Mihevc
Succeeded by	Joe Mihevc
In office December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2018
Preceded by	Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
Succeeded by	Ward dissolved
Born	(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 40) Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Nonpartisan (municipal)
Other political affiliations	New Democratic (federal)
Spouse(s)	Nina Gorka (m. 2013; div. 2016) ^[1] Grace O'Connell (m. 2018) ^[1]
Parent(s)	Gordon Cressy Joanne Campbell
Residence(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Website	www.joecressy.com

Joseph Cressy (born July 10, 1984)^[2] is a former Canadian politician and activist who served on the Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2022. Cres