“I'm the right choice because you can look at what's happened (through) my proven track record. He’s confident that Oro Medonte has become a better place over his tenure. Everybody else was first term.”Īmong his political accomplishments, Hughes is proud to have been part of the widespread paving of the township’s roads, maintaining service levels and bringing Hometown Hockey to Oro Medonte during the pandemic, and working to keep some of the township’s schools up and running over the years, to name a few. I was the only experienced person left on council. “Now we've got a gap, and when he passed away the other experienced councillor passed away, I'd say within two months of each other. “Early in the … term of council, after one year, Scott went to bed one night and never woke up. “We had an up-and-coming, really capable deputy mayor – Scott Jeremy,” Hughes said. He also pointed to his years of experience compared to others as a reason to continue, noting it takes “a long time to really understand” everything that goes into being a council member. I've always been brought up to believe to give back,” he told OrilliaMatters. “You go into the job just as a service to your community. Hughes said giving back to the community is what keeps him coming back every election season. Prior to becoming mayor, he served as a councillor and deputy mayor, and since becoming mayor he has spent four years as Simcoe County’s deputy warden. Over the past 20 years, Hughes has held numerous roles. Prior to municipal politics, he worked as a principal at four different schools over a 35-year period and also had a stint as a Superior Court mediator. Hughes has lived in the township for 40 years and has served on council since 2002. With four terms as mayor and over two decades in municipal politics under his belt, Oro Township Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes is back on the campaign trail in search of a fifth term.
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