Maja Tait was first elected to Sooke Council in 2008 and served two terms before being elected as Mayor in 2014 and again in 2018.  Her third term as Mayor from 2022 to 2026 will see her become the longest serving member of the District's Council since Incorporation.

She is grateful for the privilege in serving the community she proudly calls home.

She was raised in the hamlet of Bragg Creek, Alberta and lived in Calgary and Japan before moving to Vancouver Island in 1997.  Maja moved to Sooke with her husband Alexander in 2006.  While serving as Mayor they welcomed their son Ewan in 2015.  Maja worked in property management and commercial leasing before she 'retired' to care for her aging parents, newborn son and growing community.

Throughout the terms, Maja has been honoured to serve on numerous boards and panels including the Capital Regional District Board, Victoria Regional Transit Commission, as well as the executive of the Union of BC Municipalities as President in 2019.

Maja ran in the federal election with the New Democratic Party where she decisively lost in the riding of Esquimalt Saanich Sooke. 

She remains a proud hockey mom to a growing Sooke Thunderbird, testing new recipes on friends and family and enjoying quiet moments in her garden.

Maja looks forward to speaking about Sooke's challenges and successes since Sooke incorporated as municipality in 1999.