Hamilton’s Mayor Fred Eisenberger announces he will not seek re-election
- Michael Kras
- 20 Jun 2022
As the city readies for its next municipal election, Hamilton’s Mayor Fred Eisenberger has announced he will not be seeking re-election.
Mayor Eisenberger – who has served for three terms in Hamilton, with two of those terms served consecutively – has expressed that it is time to move into the next phase of his life.
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“The decision is similar to the thinking a professional athlete undergoes. Can I play another game? Another season?” said Eisenberger in a statement.
“For me, the answer is clearly yes. As I am today, I am healthy and still have the energy and the drive. But closing in on age 70, will I still have the same energy and drive two or three years from now? I am not certain about that, but the people of Hamilton deserve that certainty. The people of Hamilton deserve one hundred percent all the time, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and I don’t know any other way of doing it.”
Eisenberger also indicates that he has no immediate plans for retirement, even while his next career steps may be uncertain.
“I hope I have moved the marker on several issues, such as downtown redevelopment, affordable housing, revitalizing waterfront, building our economy and public transit including the LRT, among many others,” he adds.
“There have been contentious issues, but it is the nature of job, and you learn from them, you improve, and you achieve greater success.”
Read Mayor Eisenberger’s full statement here.
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