Meet Shawn Lewis...
Shawn is a proud Argyle area resident who’s called London home for almost 30 years. He was elected as the London City Councillor for Ward 2 in October 2018 with 64% of the vote and was re-elected in 2022 with 89% of the vote and was appointed Deputy Mayor for the 2022-2026 term of Council. As Deputy Mayor he's responsible for chairing the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee and the Governance Working Group, and along with the Mayor participates in annual training exercises and has Emergency Operations responsibilities in the event of a natural or man made disaster occurs (tornadoes, floods, train derailments, plane crash at the airport, or other emergency level events), and serves as Mayor when the Mayor is away from the city.
He has served at least one year on each of City Council’s standing committees; and he is Council's representative on the Argyle Business Improvement Association (BIA), Tourism London, and London Middlesex Community Housing Boards, and previously served on the Public Library Board.
Before entering municipal office Shawn served as aide to federal Member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen in her east London constituency office. He was also a local television and radio personality on Rogers TV London and AM980 radio. He has also worked in both the restaurant service sector and in automotive parts manufacturing. He’s also been involved as a community volunteer with Bandits and Mustangs local minor hockey, the Royal Canadian Legion, the 427 Airforce Association Wing, the East London Optimist Club and the Argyle Community Association and as a foster parent for CAS.
The foundation of Shawn's work as the Ward 2 councillor has been ensuring the east end gets attention and investment from city hall and has delivered more than $35 million in roads, sewers, and parks investment, plus the $21.5 million East Lion's Community Centre.
17 road and sewer improvements in two terms,
6 major park upgrades,
Traffic calming in all our elementary school zones in Ward 2,
New sidewalks and crosswalks installed,
New community partnerships and events,
And city wide progress on Community Safety and Policing, Housing Affordability and Homelessness, and more.
See the full list of results here: https://www.shawnlewis.ca/my_record