Steven Léo Shanahan (born September 16, 1970) is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served on the Montreal City Council from 2013 to 2017 as a member of Vrai changement pour Montréal.
Early life and career Shanahan was born in Sherbrooke.Steve Shanahan: Bio , stevenleoshanahan.ca, accessed December 9, 2013. His campaign literature indicates that he is a marketing consultant with a bachelor's degree in administration from Bishop's University.Steve Shanahan , Vrai changement pour Montréal, accessed December 9, 2013.
Career Shanahan was elected to Montreal city council for the Peter-McGill division in the 2013 municipal election, winning a somewhat unexpected victory over star candidate Damien Silès from Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.Robert Libman, "Too many real estate projects are mired in quicksand" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2013, A15. During the campaign, Shanahan promised to fight for a French-language school in the district.Allison Lampert, "Ville-Marie: Harel’s loss to newcomer part of wave of change", Montreal Gazette, November 4, 2013, accessed December 9, 2013.
Shanahan was the Conservative candidate for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the 2015 Canadian federal election, during which he attended the 2015 Montreal Pride Parade while campaigning.
Shanahan ran again in the 2017 municipal election, but lost to Cathy Wong of Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.
Electoral record
References
External links City of Montreal biography (in French) Vrai changement pour Montréal campaign site