Debbie Amaroso

Debbie Amaroso, née Jannison[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in the 2010 municipal election.[2]

Debbie Amaroso
Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie
In office
December 1, 2010 – October 27, 2014
Preceded byOzzie Grandinetti (interim)
Succeeded byChristian Provenzano
Personal details
Residence(s)Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Career

She was the city's first elected female mayor,[2] although two female councillors, Lorena Tridico and Susan Myers, each served one month as acting mayor following the death in office of John Rowswell in August 2010.[3]

Her platform was a balanced approach to community development,[1] and her campaign slogan was "Your city, your say".[1] She previously represented Ward 5 on Sault Ste. Marie City Council from 1997 until 2006, when she ran unsuccessfully for mayor against Rowswell in the 2006 municipal election.[4]

She was defeated by Christian Provenzano in the 2014 municipal election.[5]

In April 2017, she announced that she was seeking the Ontario Liberal Party nomination for the by-election in Sault Ste. Marie. In April 2017, she was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate[6][7] but went on to lose the June 1, 2017 by-election to Progressive Conservative Ross Romano and place third.[8]

Electoral record
2006 Sault Ste. Marie municipal election, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
John Rowswell 15,932 56.47
Debbie Amaroso 8,460 29.98
Fred Dovigi 3,822 13.55
Total valid votes 28,214 100.00
2010 Algoma District municipal election, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Debbie Amaroso 11,110 40.23
James Caicco 10,293 37.27
Julie Hryniewicz 4,148 15.02
Ron Schinners 2,068 7.48
Total valid votes 27,619 100.00

2014 municipal election, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie

Mayoral Candidate [9] Vote  %
Christian Provenzano12,53451.22
Debbie Amaroso10,56543.18
Ted Johnston6992.86
Heather Cook2571.05
Robin Coull2170.89
Austin Williams1960.8
Ontario provincial by-election, June 1, 2017
Resignation of David Orazietti
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Romano10,41140.37+27.98
New DemocraticJoe Krmpotich8,46532.82+7.63
LiberalDebbie Amaroso5,93523.01–35.57
GreenKara Flannigan5121.98–1.25
None of the AboveAbove Znoneofthe3131.21
LibertarianGene Balfour710.28–0.10
PauperJohn Turmel470.18
Total valid votes 25,785100.0  
Turnout 43.93
Registered electors 58,690
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.14
Source: Elections Ontario[10]

References
  1. "Debbie Amaroso: OMG!". sootoday.com, October 26, 2010.
  2. "Ontario votes: Who’s in, who’s out". Toronto Sun, October 25, 2010.
  3. "Who's running City Hall?". sootoday.com, September 2, 2010.
  4. "Bruni tops field in Ward 5". Sault Star, October 26, 2010.
  5. "City Elections: What Happened Across the Province" Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. The Agenda, October 28, 2014.
  6. "Former Sault mayor seeking Liberal Party nomination". CTV Northern Ontario, April 18, 2017.
  7. "'I've delivered success'". Sault Star, April 30, 2017.
  8. "Tories' Ross Romano wins provincial byelection in Sault Ste. Marie".
  9. "City of Sault Ste Marie". City.sault-ste-marie.on.ca. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  10. "Online Election Night Results (174 of 174 polls reporting)". Elections Ontario. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.


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