- Rick Ferraro
Rick Eugenio Ferraro (born
January 7 ,1950 in Guelph,Ontario ) is a former politician in Ontario,Canada . He was a Liberal member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990.Ferraro was educated at the
University of Guelph , and was a founder of Kids Can Play - Guelph.He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Marilyn Robinson by 5,006 votes in the constituency of
Wellington South . He was re-elected by more than 9,000 votes over NDP candidateDerek Fletcher in the 1987 election, in the redistributed riding of Guelph.Ferraro was a backbench supporter of
David Peterson 's government, and held severalparliamentary assistant positions. In 1986, he was appointed as Ontario's first Small Business Advocate.The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Ferraro lost his seat to Fletcher by 3,097 votes. He attempted a comeback in the 1995 election, but lost to
Brenda Elliott of the Progressive Conservatives.Ferraro is still an active member of the Guelph community. He owns the Grange and Victoria Plaza.
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