Mayor & Council

The City of St. Catharines is governed by a Mayor and 12 councillors, who are elected every four years.

The Mayor is elected at large, which means all citizens eligible to vote choose from the same mayoral candidates when casting a ballot. By contrast, councillors are elected to represent one of six wards. Voters within a specific ward elect two councillors.

The Mayor of St. Catharines is Walter Sendzik.

St. Catharines wards and councillors are:

• Ward 1 Merritton: Greg Miller and Lori Littleton
• Ward 2 St. Andrew's: Matthew Harris and Joseph Kushner
• Ward 3 St. George's: Sal Sorrento and Kevin Townsend  
• Ward 4 St. Patrick's: Karrie Porter and Mathew Siscoe
• Ward 5 Grantham: Dawn Dodge and Bill Phillips
• Ward 6 Port Dalhousie: Carlos Garcia and Bruce Williamson

Mayor and City Council 2018-2022

Mayor - Walter Sendzik

Mayor Walter Sendzik Phone: 905.688.5601 ext. 1540 mayor@stcatharines.ca  www.mayorsendzik.ca City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Ward 1 - Merritton

Councillor Lori Littleton Councillor Greg Miller Phone:905.327.0484 Phone: 905.327.0442 Email: llittleton@stcatharines.ca Email: gmiller@stcatharines.ca Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2 Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Ward 2 - St. Andrew's

Councillor Matt Harris Councillor Joe Kushner Phone: 905.329.6802 Phone: 905.685.1817 Mobile Phone: 905.327.9638 Email: mharris@stcatharines.ca Email: jkushner@stcatharines.ca Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2  Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012  50 Church St.  St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Ward 3 - St. Georges

Councillor Sal Sorrento Councillor Kevin Townsend Phone:289.696.3673 Phone: 905.327.0401 Email:ssorrento@stcatharines.ca Email: ktownsend@stcatharines.ca Mail: City of St. Catharines  PO Box 3012 50 Church St.  St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2 Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Ward 4 - St. Patrick's

Councillor Karrie Porter Councillor Mat Siscoe Phone: 905.327.0473 Phone: 905.329.8162 Email: kporter@stcatharines.ca Email: msiscoe@stcatharines.ca Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2  Mail: City of St. Catharines  PO Box 3012 50 Church St.  St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Ward 5 - Grantham

Councillor Dawn Dodge Councillor Bill Phillips Phone: 905.933.0373 Phone: 905.327.5363 Email: ddodge@stcatharines.ca Email: bphillips@stcatharines.ca Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2 Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012  50 Church St.  St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie

Councillor Carlos Garcia Councillor Bruce Williamson Phone: 905.937.7012 Mobile Phone: 289.697.2749 Phone: 905.934.2787 Mobile Phone: 905.327.9754 Email: cgarcia@stcatharines.ca Email: bwilliamson@stcatharines.ca Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2  Mail: City of St. Catharines PO Box 3012  50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2

Accountability and Transparency for Elected Officials

Please visit our Accountability and Transparency for Elected Officials and Advisory Committee, Board and Task Force Members page for information on:

• The City's Code of Conduct
• Conflicts of interest
• The Integrity Commissioner
• Freedom of information requests
• Closed (in-camera) meetings
• The Ontario Ombudsman