Dawn Arnold

The Honourable
Dawn Arnold
The Honourable Dawn Arnold
	Dawn Arnold in 2018.
Canadian Senator; from New Brunswick
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 7, 2025
Nominated by	Justin Trudeau
Appointed by	Mary Simon
Mayor of Moncton
	In office; May 2016 – March 7, 2025
Preceded by	George LeBlanc
Succeeded by	Paulette Thériault (acting)
Member-at-large of the Moncton City Council
	In office; 2012–2016
Chair of the Moncton Frye Festival
	In office; 1999–2016
Personal details
Citizenship	Canadian
Spouse	Paul Goobie
Residence	Moncton
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Dawn E. Arnold is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick from 2016 to 2025. She was first elected in the 2016 municipal election.^[1] She was the city's first female mayor.^[2]

Prior to winning the mayoralty, Arnold served a term on Moncton City Council as a city councillor at large, and was the chair of the city's Frye Festival.^[3]

She was re-elected in May 2021, in an election which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

On March 7, 2025, she was appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Governor General on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.^[5]

References

^ "Dawn Arnold defeats Brian Hicks in Moncton mayoral race". CBC News, May 9, 2016.
^ "Dawn Arnold devient la première mairesse de Moncton" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada, May 9, 2016.
^ "Moncton mayoral speculation begins". CBC News, January 5, 2016.
^ Meyer, Sean (June 2021). "Dawn Arnold recognized with Women of Influence in Local Government Award". Municipal World. Retrieved 20 October 2024. Originally scheduled for May 2020, municipal campaigns in New Brunswick were postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
^ Farley, Sam (7 March 2025). "Prime minister appoints Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold to Senate". CBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

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[1] "Dawn Arnold defeats Brian Hicks in Moncton mayoral race". CBC News, May 9, 2016.

[2] "Dawn Arnold devient la première mairesse de Moncton" (in French). Ici Radio-Canada, May 9, 2016.

[3] "Moncton mayoral speculation begins". CBC News, January 5, 2016.

[4] Meyer, Sean (June 2021). "Dawn Arnold recognized with Women of Influence in Local Government Award". Municipal World. Retrieved 20 October 2024. Originally scheduled for May 2020, municipal campaigns in New Brunswick were postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[5] Farley, Sam (7 March 2025). "Prime minister appoints Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold to Senate". CBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

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