Tom Laputka

Thomas W. Laputka (born December 30, 1947) is an American former 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 by	Harley Strickland
Succeeded by	Gary A. Blair
Councilman of Orange City District 6
In office November 2005 – November 2011
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-30) December 30, 1947 (age 77) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Sondra M. "Gail" Laputka
Children	5
Alma mater	Southern Illinois University
Football career
Profile
Position	Defensive end
Personal information
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College	Southern Illinois
NFL draft	1972: 11th round, 279th overall pick
Career history
1971–1973	Ottawa Rough Riders
1975–1976	Edmonton Eskimos
1974	Philadelphia Bell
Awards and highlights
2× Grey Cup champion (1973, 1975)

Political career

Laputka served^[when?] 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]