Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos was first elected to Municipal Council in 1997 where he served two terms as a Councillor before becoming Kingsville’s first Deputy Mayor to be elected at large following the municipal amalgamations of Kingsville with the former Townships of Gosfield North and Gosfield South. Nelson Santos was elected Mayor of Kingsville in 2003 and is now serving his fifth term as the Chief Executive Officer for the municipality. In his 24 years of municipal office, Mayor Santos was elected by Essex County Council to serve as Deputy Warden (2018-Present) and previously (2003-2006). Mayor Santos also served as Essex County Warden (2006-2010). In representing the interests of his community and region of Windsor-Essex County, Mr. Santos has held portfolios involving regional economic development, physician recruitment, poverty reduction, heritage preservation, tourism, county library service, policing, emergency planning and communications and others. Prior to entering politics, Mayor Santos worked on his grandfather's family farm for several years. He served as a journalist and editor for 29 years for community newspapers and retired as an active Realtor after 10 years. Today, his active lifestyle keeps him wearing many hats as a photographer and continues to work as a Real Estate Assistant with his wife Stephanie. Together, they are parents to three children Emelia (13) and twins Jaxson and Madelyn (6). You can follow support Council Conversations on the following platforms. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwoCouncil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SWOCouncil Support on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/SWOCouncilWatcher Like or rate and leave a comment on your favourite podcast platform. Please like and comment where you get your podcasts! Music notes Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license