13 Facts About Laura Dudas

Laura Lee Dudas is a Canadian politician and journalist who was elected to Ottawa City Council in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election representing Innes Ward.

Laura Dudas was re-elected in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election in the renamed Orleans West-Innes Ward.

Laura Dudas married Michael Laura Dudas, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, in 2008 and together they are parents to two children and a stepdaughter.

Laura Dudas attended Conestoga College in Kitchener, graduating with a diploma in Journalism.

Laura Dudas started her journalism career at the Cambridge Reporter, in Cambridge, before joining the newsroom at the Stratford Beacon Herald, in Stratford, Ontario.

Laura Dudas served as the President of the Blackburn Community Association for eight years and was active on the board for 10 years.

Laura Dudas chaired the Cancer Chase in 2015, a fundraiser for The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

Laura Dudas was a member of the former Orleans Chamber of Commerce prior to its amalgamation with the Ottawa Board of Trade.

Laura Dudas has been an active supporter of the Heart of Orleans Business Improvement Association and as a City Councillor, sits on the BIA's Board of Directors as a non-voting member.

Laura Dudas is an associate member of the Orleans Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Laura Dudas first ran for council in the 2014 Ottawa municipal election, coming in second to Jody Mitic.

Since 2018, Laura Dudas has served as Deputy Mayor for the City of Ottawa.

Additionally, Laura Dudas serves as the Vice-Chair of the Finance and Economic Development Committee, she is a member on the Transportation Committee, the Community and Protective Services Committee, the Planning Committee, and sits on the City's Solid Waste Sponsors Group and Climate Change Sponsors Group.