Shari Decter Hirst is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, in the 2010 municipal election"Shari Decter Hirst wins in Brandon". CKY-TV, October 28, 2010. and is the first female mayor in Brandon City Council history. She was formally sworn into office on November 9, 2010."First female mayor sworn in". The Brandon Sun, November 10, 2010. She was defeated by Rick Chrest in the 2014 municipal election."Rick Chrest defeats Shari Decter Hirst to be elected Brandon mayor". CBC News, October 22, 2014. Decter Hirst previously ran as a New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidate in Brandon West in the 1990 provincial election, losing to incumbent MLA James McCrae.
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