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'''Lisa Helps''' is a Canadian left-wing politician and the current mayor of [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. Formerly a councillor on Victoria's city council, she defeated incumbent [[Dean Fortin]] to become mayor in the 2014 Victoria municipal election on November 15, 2014.<ref>http://www.lisahelpsvictoria.ca/inauguration</ref> As a [[community organizing|community organizer]], activist and [[social justice warrior]], Helps has put her [[leftist]] political and social views on full display in her public political role.
'''Lisa Helps''' is a Canadian left-wing politician and the current mayor of [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. Formerly a councillor on Victoria's city council, she defeated incumbent [[Dean Fortin]] to become mayor in the 2014 Victoria municipal election on November 15, 2014.<ref>http://www.lisahelpsvictoria.ca/inauguration</ref> As a [[community organizing|community organizer]], activist and [[social justice warrior]], Helps has put her [[leftist]] political and social views on full display in her public political role.
In spite of her increasing unpopularity with city residents due to her involvement in numerous scandals (see below), Helps won a second term as mayor of Victoria on October 20, 2018.<ref>[https://www.timescolonist.com/elections/fred-haynes-leonard-krog-lisa-helps-roll-to-election-wins-1.23471201 Fred Haynes, Leonard Krog, Lisa Helps roll to election wins] at the ''Victoria Times-Colonist''</ref>
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