Tom Laputka

Thomas W. Laputka (born December 30, 1947) is an American retired gridiron football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1973, and with Edmonton in 1975.[1] He played college football at Southern Illinois University. He is also a retired businessman and served as a councilman and in 2011 was elected mayor of Orange City, Florida, serving through the end of 2016.

Tom Laputka
Mayor of Orange City
In office
November 2011 – November 2016
Preceded byHarley Strickland
Succeeded byGary A. Blair
Councilman of Orange City District 6
In office
November 2005 – November 2011
Personal details
Born (1947-12-30) December 30, 1947
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSondra M. "Gail" Laputka
Children5
Alma materSouthern Illinois University
Football career
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)DE
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
CollegeSouthern Illinois
NFL draft1972 / Round: 11 / Pick: 279
Drafted bySan Francisco 49ers
Career history
As player
1971–1973Ottawa Rough Riders
1975–1976Edmonton Eskimos
1974Philadelphia Bell
Career highlights and awards

Political career

Laputka served as a councilman representing District 6; he decided to run for mayor in 2011. He was able to win in the general election defeating the incumbent mayor Harley Strickland.[2] He served as the mayor of Orange City, Florida from November 2011 – 2016 after resigning from office [3][4][5] to run for Volusia County Chairman; against three other opponents in the race (incumbent chairman Jason Davis, Greg Gimbert of Daytona Beacon, and Ormond Beach mayor Ed Kelley).[6] Later in the race, he did not win enough votes to make into the general election like Kelly and Davis did that year.[7]

References
  1. "Tom Laputka Statistics on". Justsportsstats.com. 1947-12-30. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. "Volusia County elections: Tom Laputka wins Orange City mayor's race".
  3. Mark Harper Staff Writer. "Orange City mayor loses home in foreclosure - News - Daytona Beach News-Journal Online - Daytona Beach, FL". News-journalonline.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  4. "City of Orange City – the Heart of Southwest Volusia".
  5. "Tom Laputka – Volusia County Council Chair". Tomlaputka.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  6. "Four men want to be chair of Volusia County | The West Volusia Beacon". Beacononlinenews.com. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  7. "Florida election results 2016: Volusia County". Orlando Sentinel. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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