In 2010, city councilman Rob Ford announced his candidacy to become the next mayor of Toronto
The votes were cast in Oct., and Mayor Ford assumed office on Dec. 1, 2010
But being Mayor wasn’t always as easy as it seemed
In June 2011, he upset the LGBT community by refusing to march in a pride parade
In July of that year, Mayor Ford was accused of texting while driving and then giving a lady the middle finger
On Oct. 25, 2011, he called the police on a camera crew at his home and reportedly yelled obscenities at the operator
In February 2013, the Mayor was asked to leave a military ball because he was seemingly impaired, according to a report in March 2013 by the Toronto Sun
Also in March, Ford was accused by mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson of grabbing her butt and making inappropriate comments at the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee Gala, but he denied those allegations
On May 24, 2013, he said: “I do not use crack cocaine nor am I an addict of crack cocaine. As for a video, I can’t comment on a video that I’ve not seen or does not exist”
In August, YouTube video surfaced showing Ford seemingly inebriated at a Festival. He admitted to drinking, but said he didn’t drive
In Oct. 2013, Ford’s driver and friend Alexander (Sandro) Lisi was charged with drug trafficking, among other things
Halloween, 2013: Police said they had a video that was “consistent” with the crack video described by media, but Mayor Ford refused to resign
On Nov. 1, Toronto’s newspapers called for the Mayor to resign, but he didn’t. That same day an e-mail came to light alleging Ford was drunk and angry on St. Patrick’s Day
On Nov. 5, Mayor Ford finally admitted to smoking crack: “Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine.”
Mayor Ford denied allegations of soliciting prostitution: “It says that I wanted to eat her p****. I’ve never said that in my life to her; I would never do that. I’m happily married, I’ve got more than enough to eat at home. Thanks very much,” Ford said to reporters
The Toronto Sun posted a video showing the Mayor drunk and hurling obscenities. He apologized for the video
On Jan. 31, 2014, Ford got a ticket for jaywalking. Hours later, a Toronto paper reported that he was spotted in a nearby bar “talking gibberish”
In March, the Mayor won over American audiences when he appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and admitted he wasn’t quite perfect
On Sept. 12, Mayor Ford announced that he wouldn’t seek re-election
