Tom Laputka

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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sondra M. "Gail" Laputka
Children	5
Alma mater	Southern Illinois University
Football career
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
College	Southern Illinois
NFL draft	1972, round: 11, pick: 279
Drafted by	San Francisco 49ers
Career history
As player
1971–1973	Ottawa Rough Riders
1975–1976	Edmonton Eskimos
1974	Philadelphia Bell
Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion (1973, 1975)

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. 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.

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. He served as the mayor of Orange City, Florida from November 2011 – 2016 after resigning from office 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). Later in the race, he did not win enough votes to make into the general election like Kelly and Davis did that year.