She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton.
Catherine Chichak was born in the small village of Krasne, Saskatchewan and grew up in the nearby town of Wynard.
She finished in 20th place out of 44 in the plurality block vote, not high enough for a seat on city council.
[3] Chichak ran for the Alberta Legislature as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Norwood in the 1971 general election.
[5] In the 1979 Alberta general election, she defeated future NDP MLA Ray Martin and three other candidates.