Jody Mitic

MCpl (ret.) Jody Mitic (/ˈmɪtək/) CD (born January 3, 1977)[1] is a Canadian politician and retired soldier. He served as an Ottawa City Councillor, representing Innes Ward in Ottawa's east end, from 2014 until 2018.

Jody Mitic

CD
Ottawa City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byRainer Bloess
Succeeded byLaura Dudas
ConstituencyInnes Ward
Personal details
Born (1977-01-03) January 3, 1977
Kitchener, Ontario
Military service
Allegiance Canada
Branch/serviceCanadian Army
RankMaster Corporal
UnitThe Royal Canadian Regiment
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Background

Mitic was born in Kitchener, Ontario.[2]

Mitic served in the Canadian Army as a sniper. He lost both of his legs in a landmine incident while fighting in the War in Afghanistan in 2007.[3]

During his recovery, Mitic worked through some of his psychological issues with a computer program named Ellie,[4] which tracks facial expressions and speech patterns to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

As part of his physical rehabilitation, Mitic successfully recovered and ran in an Achilles Canada 5-km run with prosthetic legs. In 2013, he and his brother Cory competed on The Amazing Race Canada 1, finishing in 2nd place. Following his appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, Mitic became a motivational speaker and an advocate for wounded veterans and people with disabilities. In 2016, he appeared on the Trailer Park Boys podcast episode 15 to talk about his book, Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper.[5]

Politics

Mitic was elected following the departure of long-time city councillor Rainer Bloess. He won with close to one third of the vote, about 1,800 votes ahead of his nearest competitor, Laura Dudas.

During the 2017 Conservative Party leadership contest, Mitic contributed to former Minister of Veterans Affairs Erin O'Toole's campaign.[6]

Mitic announced on March 31, 2018 that he would not be running for re-election, citing wanting to spend more time with his family, and both mental and physical health issues.[7] After months of absenteeism, Ottawa City Council voted June 13, 2018 to authorize an indefinite leave of absence for him, as the body had done in 2013 to facilitate Councillor Stephen Blais' recovery from a heart attack.[8] [9]

Personal life

Mitic is engaged to his current girlfriend Kelley Shields. He separated from his former wife, Alannah Gilmore.[10] He has two daughters with his ex-wife. Gilmore had been one of the medics who treated him after his injury in Afghanistan.[3] Mitic wrote a book about his experience in Afghanistan in a memoir titled Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper.[3]

Shields and Mitic were engaged in January 2019.[11]

Election results
2014 Ottawa municipal election
Innes Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jody Mitic 4,294 33.01%
Laura Dudas 2,535 19.49%
François Trépanier 2,117 16.27%
Fred Sherwin 1,974 15.18%
Chantal Lecours 626 4.81%
Eldon Holder 544 4.18%
Teresa Whitmore 466 3.58%
Chris Fraser 385 2.96%
Andrew Modray 67 0.52%
Sources:[12]

References
  1. http://www.ctv.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada/Season1Teams/JodyCory.aspx
  2. Starr, Katie (2013-07-17). "Brothers born in Kitchener compete in Amazing Race". TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. O'Connor, Joe (4 September 2015). "How a bomb brought Jody Mitic and Alannah Gilmore together". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. "How A Machine Learned To Spot Depression". NPR. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. "TPB Podcast Episode 15 - Canadian Sniper". YouTube. Mar 10, 2016.
  6. Siekierski, BJ; Beatrice Britneff (February 1, 2018). "The Conservative donor list features some notable names". iPolitics.ca.
  7. "Mitic won't seek re-election as councillor, to concentrate on family, health". Ottawa Citizen. March 31, 2018.
  8. "Council OK's formal leave of absence for Jody Mitic | CBC News". CBC.
  9. "Jody Mitic comes clean on cocaine addiction, 'inexcusable' council performance". CBC News. January 30, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  10. "Jody Mitic captures Innes ward for an amazing race victory all his own". 28 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. "Jody Mitic". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  12. "2014 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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