{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = His Worship | name = Steve Hicks | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | office = 28th Mayor of Fredericton | term_start = June 1, 2026 | term_end = | predecessor = Kate Rogers | successor = | party = | spouse = Angela Hicks | education = | children = 2 | occupation = }}
'''Steve Hicks''' is a Canadian politician who has been mayor of Fredericton since 2026. He previously served as a city councillor, first elected in 2008 and serving for four terms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farley |first=Sam |date=February 19, 2026 |title=Most N.B. mayors plan to run again in May, after sometimes rocky spell adjusting to reforms |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/most-mayors-running-2026-elections-9.7094797 |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elections NB - Local Government Election Schedule |url=https://www1.gnb.ca/elections/en/mun26may11/26may11munschedulelist-e.asp |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251117040235/https://www1.gnb.ca/elections/en/mun26may11/26may11munschedulelist-e.asp |archive-date=2025-11-17 |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=www1.gnb.ca |language=en}}</ref> His wife, Angela, succeeded him as a city councillor.
Hicks previously worked in the criminal and social justice fields, while also working for the Government of New Brunswick as a probation officer. As a city councillor, he represented Ward 5 and served as deputy mayor. In 2026, he was elected Fredericton's mayor, defeating Jenica Atwin. He is a graduate of St. Thomas University and is married with two children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Hicks for Fredericton |publisher=Steve Hicks Campaign |work=Steve Hicks for Fredericton |date= |url=https://stevehicks4fredericton.ca/ |access-date=2026-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fredericton, Moncton getting new mayors after New Brunswick municipal elections |publisher=Global News |work=Global News |date=2026-05-11 |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/11844562/fredericton-moncton-new-mayor-new-brunswick-municipal-elections/ |access-date=2026-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fredericton mayoral race sees Steve Hicks defeat former MP Jenica Atwin |publisher=CBC News |work=CBC News |date=2026-05-12 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-mayor-election-steve-hicks-jenica-atwin-9.7196077 |access-date=2026-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Hicks |publisher=City of Fredericton |work=City of Fredericton |date= |url=https://www.fredericton.ca/your-government/mayor-council/steven-hicks |access-date=2026-05-16}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Candidate ! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % |- | '''Steve Hicks''' || '''10,239''' || '''53.27''' |- | Jenica Atwin || 8,604 || 44.76 |- | John M. Reid || 379 || 1.97 |} ==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Steve}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century mayors of places in New Brunswick Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:St. Thomas University (Canada) alumni Category:Fredericton city councillors Category:21st-century mayors of places in New Brunswick Category:Mayors of Fredericton