Rob Davis (politician)

Rob Davis
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 28 – York Eglinton
In office
1997–2000
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byJoe Mihevc
Vice Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission
In office
1997–2000
MayorMel Lastman
York City Councillor
In office
1991–1997
Preceded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born1964
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party
Alma materYork University
OccupationPolitician

Rob Davis is a Canadian politician. He served on the City of York council from 1991 to 1997. He was the first Black city councillor in the 200-year history of the City of York. He was elected as a member of the amalgamated Toronto City Council from 1997 to 2000. He was also the first Black city councillor of the amalgamated Toronto City Council. In 2023, Davis unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Toronto in a by-election called as a result of the resignation of Mayor John Tory. Davis told the media that Torontonians no longer felt safe on the TTC, were struggling with the high cost of housing, and thought the council was wasting taxpayer's money on changing the name Dundas instead of helping the homeless and people who are less fortunate. Davis vowed to make Toronto safer, cleaner, and kinder.[1]

  1. ^ Former City Councilor Rob Davis wants to be next Mayor, retrieved 2023-04-03