# Steve Hicks

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name             = Steve Hicks
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| office           = 28th [Mayor of Fredericton](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Fredericton)
| term_start       = June 1, 2026
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| predecessor      = [Kate Rogers](/source/Kate_Rogers_(politician))
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| spouse           = Angela Hicks
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| children         = 2
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'''Steve Hicks''' is a Canadian politician who has been mayor of [Fredericton](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Government_of_New_Brunswick) as a probation officer. As a city councillor, he represented Ward 5 and served as deputy mayor. In [2026](/source/2026_New_Brunswick_municipal_elections), he was elected Fredericton's mayor, defeating [Jenica Atwin](/source/Jenica_Atwin). He is a graduate of [St. Thomas University](/source/St._Thomas_University_(Canada)) 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==
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!  style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Candidate
!  style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
!  style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
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| '''[Steve Hicks](/source/Steve_Hicks)''' || '''10,239''' || '''53.27'''
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| [Jenica Atwin](/source/Jenica_Atwin) || 8,604 || 44.76
|-
| John M. Reid || 379 || 1.97
|} 
==References==
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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

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