Family Coalition Party candidates, 2007 Ontario provincial election

The Family Coalition Party of Ontario ran 83 candidates in the Ontario provincial election, 2007.

=Norah Madden (Brampton West)=

Norah Madden was defeated by Vic Dhillon of the Ontario Liberal Party and has never held an elected office. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Education from York University in Toronto. [cite news|title=Norah Madden|publisher=Toronto Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/ontarioelection/ridings/candidateprofile/252923|accessdate=2007-10-14] She was born in Ireland and now lives with her three daughters and husband Eugene in Mississauga. [cite news|title=Five candidates on the Brampton-West ballot|publisher=Brampton Guardian|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/election/article/34788|date=2007-09-28|accessdate=2007-10-15]

=Frank Cioppa (Ottawa-Vanier)=

Frank Cioppa was born in Yonkers, New York. He has a B.A. in Classics from Fordham University and and M.A. in Classics from the University of North Carolina. He has a second M.A. in Religion from Carleton University. [cite news|title=Challengers look to unseat Liberal MPP|publisher=Ottawa University Fulcum|url=http://www.thefulcrum.ca/news/challengers-look-unseat-liberal-mpp|date=2007-08-17] He worked as a teacher of Latin, Greek, English and French. He also worked in the field of community economic development in Pinecrest-Queensway area of Ottawa, and has been active in the pro-life movement, working for Campaign Life Coalition. He believes "Education must aim at intellectual, moral, and physical excellence rather than mere adequacy and must have strong components in both career training and the humanities. ... Schools must be more responsive to student needs and parental rights, as well as free from sexual or other indoctrination by government programs." [cite news|title=Frank Cioppa Biography|publisher=Ottawa Sun|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OntarioVotes/OttawaVanier/2007/09/19/4508821.html|date=2007-09-19] He came 5th in a field of 6 candidates. The riding was won by incumbent Liberal Madeleine Meilleur.

John Pacheco Ottawa West—Nepean

John Pacheco (born 1969) is a social conservative political activist in Canada who ran as an Independent in the 2006 federal election in Ottawa West—Nepean.

A financial analyst by training, he graduated from Queen's University, earning a Bachelors of Commerce (Honours) Degree in 1992. He moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1996. He was the director of [http://www.catholic-legate.com/ The Catholic Legate] , a Catholic Apologetics and Evangelization website dedicated to defending the truths of the Catholic faith, and [http://www.socon.ca/ Social Conservatives United] , a website co-ordinating the activities and events of various social conservative groups in Canada and abroad. He was also director of [http://www.therosarium.ca/ The Rosarium of the Blessed Virgin Mary] , an apostolate whose objective is to oppose contraception and to retract The Winnipeg Statement.

Pacheco first ran for the Family Coalition Party (FCP) in the 1995 provincial election, receiving 858 votes in Kingston and the Islands for a fourth-place finish. The winner was Liberal John Gerretsen.

He campaigned against Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty as an FCP candidate in Ottawa South in the 2003 election, for the specific purpose of confronting him on his support for same-sex marriage. At campaign launch, he announced his intention to run print and radio advertisements on the issue, but never did. During the all-candidate's debate, he accused McGuinty of being a "Kennedy Catholic" and a hypocrite on social issues. McGuinty responded by accusing the FCP of intolerance, saying "For the Family Coalition party to say it stands for inclusiveness is like Colonel Sanders saying he's going to look after the chickens." [John Ivison, "National Post", Sept 26, 2003.] Pacheco received 562 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. McGuinty was re-elected with 24,647 votes.

Pacheco sought the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination for the 2006 federal election in Ottawa West—Nepean but was disqualified as a candidate in April 2005 because of claims he had made on the alleged health consequences of homosexual practices. Pacheco has also described homosexuality as a "social disorder" likening it to alcoholism. [Juliet O'Neil, "Social conservative runs as independent; hopes to spoil Baird's bid", "Ottawa Citizen", December 30, 2005.] The nomination was won by John Baird, a former provincial cabinet minister under Mike Harris. Baird supports same-sex marriage.

Pacheco announced in December 2005 that he would run against Baird in Ottawa West—Nepean as an "independent conservative" on social conservative issues, primarily opposition to same-sex marriage. His stated intention was to act as a spoiler in the race. Pacheco's campaign spent $16,672, and received 905 votes or 1.52% of the total vote in the riding. Baird was elected with 25,607 votes (43.13% of the total), over 5,000 more votes than his Liberal Party opponent.

Pacheco went on to found a group called "Social Conservatives United". He has a wife and four daughters. [http://www.socon.ca/bio-john.html]

In 2007, Pacheco ran against Jim Watson (Liberal), Mike Patton (Conservative), Martin Hyde (Green) and Lynn Hamilton (NDP) in the provincial election in the Ottawa West-Nepean riding. Jim Watson was elected with 23,852 votes (50.6% of total), Pacheco finished fifth of the six candidates with 591 votes (1.3% of total.)

=Carita Murphy-Marketos (Sudbury)=

Carita Muphy-Marketos has an Honours Degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. Her campaign biography from the 2007 election describes her as retired from teaching, x-ray technology, real estate sales and life underwriting. ["Carita Murphy-Marketos", campaign biography, 2007 election, Family Coalition Party.] She received 293 votes (0.89%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Rick Bartolucci.

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