Nick Mantas (born 1983) is a Canadian politician who currently sits as a member of the Toronto City Council for Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt. Mantas was elected in a by-election held on January 15, 2021. Prior to his election, Mantas worked as a policy advisor and civil servant in the City of Toronto and federal government.
Background
Mantas holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in economics from York University. He worked as a federal constituency assistant, a policy advisor to the Senate of Canada and chief of staff for Councillor Jim Karygiannis.
In 2014, following Karygiannis' resignation as a member of Parliament (MP) to run for Toronto City Council, Mantas sought the federal Liberal Party nomination for the Scarborough—Agincourt by-election.
Political career
Mantas won a by-election to the Toronto City Council on January 15, 2021 and was sworn in on January 18. He replaces Jim Karygiannis, whom he had worked for at a federal and municipal level, serving as his chief of staff. On council, he sits as a member of the Scarborough Community Council.
Mantas campaigned on bringing traffic-calming measures to schools, increasing community safety, extending the Line 4 Sheppard subway into Scarborough and ensuring construction on the Bridletowne Hub starts in 2021.