- Sam Merulla
Infobox Officeholder
name = Sam Merulla
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order = City Councillor,Hamilton, Ontario
term_start = 2000
term_end = Present
deputy =
predecessor =Geraldine Copps , Dave Wilson
successor =incumbent
birth_date =
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
constituency = Ward Four
party = 1995 - 2004Liberal Party of Canada
2004 - PresentNew Democratic Party
spouse =
profession = Political Assistant
religion =
footnotes =Sam Merulla is a city councillor in
Hamilton, Ontario . He represents Ward 4 in the city's east end.Merulla was first elected to
Hamilton City Council in 2000, defeating incumbent councillor Dave Wilson. While Hamilton city council elections are officially nonpartisan, at the time Merulla was affiliated with theOntario Liberal Party , and had recently served as campaign manager for then Hamilton East LiberalMember of Provincial Parliament (MPP)Dominic Agostino 's 1999 reelection campaign. Wilson, by contrast, was a member of theOntario New Democratic Party (NDP).In 2003 Merulla was reelected to Hamilton City Council, still affiliated with the Liberal Party. In 2004, however, Merulla broke with the Liberal Party, following Dominic's death and Liberal premier
Dalton McGuinty 's appointment of Dominic's brother,Ralph Agostino , as the party's candidate to replace Dominic in the ensuingbyelection . Merulla instead endorsed his city council colleague and New DemocratAndrea Horwath , who eventually won the byelection. Merulla joined the NDP shortly thereafter.In 2006 Merulla was elected to a third term on council, defeating comeback attempt from now-fellow New Democrat Wilson. In 2007, Merulla sought the provincial NDP nomination in the newly created provincial riding of
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek , but was defeated byUnited Steelworkers activist Paul Miller. Miller was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario in the ensuing 2007 Ontario general election. Merulla continues to hold his city council seat.ee also
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Hamilton City Council External links
[http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/YourElectedOfficials/CityCouncillors/Ward4Councillor.htm City Councillor profile]
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