George Dadamo
| George Dadamo | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Wrye |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Pupatello |
| Constituency | Windsor—Sandwich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1953 Windsor, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Radio broadcaster |
George Dadamo (born November 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician. He served as a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
Background
Dadamo worked in radio before entering politics, and was an employee of CKLW/CKWW in Windsor, CKCK in Regina, Saskatchewan and CHNL in Kamloops, British Columbia between 1973 and 1989.
Politics
Ontario
Dadamo ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, finishing second to incumbent Liberal Bill Wrye in the riding of Windsor—Sandwich by 2,459 votes.[1]
The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election, and Dadamo defeated Wrye by 4,145 votes in a rematch from 1987.[2] He served as parliamentary assistant to both the Minister of Transportation and to the Minister of Culture and Communications.[3]
During his time in office, Dadamo sponsored three private member's bills; the first sought to give workers up to one year's notice of an impending factory shutdown,[4] the second was for a property tax exemption on a new arena being built in Windsor,[5] and the third would have restricted vendors from sidewalks in Windsor.[6]
Dadamo did not seek re-election in the 1995 provincial election.[7]
In 1997, he ran for Windsor City Council in ward 2 (West Windsor) but was unsuccessful.[8]
Alberta
Dadamo later moved to Alberta, where he sold used cars. In 2009, he ran for mayor of Calgary but dropped out upon learning that he had hired an assistant who had been accused of murder. This information was reported in the media and reflected badly on his campaign.[9] He also considered seeking a nomination as the Liberal candidate in a provincial by-election in the riding of Calgary-Glenmore but later backed out.[10]
References
- ↑ "Winners Across Ontario". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1987-09-11. p. A13.
- ↑ "Results from across the province". The Toronto Daily Star (Toronto). 1990-09-07. p. A11.
- ↑ Crawford, Blair (3 October 1990). "Dadamo tracing Wrye's route to Toronto". The Windsor Star. p. A5.
- ↑ Brennan, Richard (21 June 1991). "Dadamo calls for notice of closures". The Windsor Star. p. A2.
- ↑ Jarvis, Anne; Brennan, Richard (6 July 1991). "If he builds it, will they come? Docherty says yes". The Windsor Star. p. A1.
- ↑ "City may get clout to restrict vendors". The Windsor Star. 21 June 1994. p. A4.
- ↑ "County in brief". The Windsor Star. 3 April 1995. p. B1.
- ↑ Vander Doelen, Chris (17 September 1997). "City councillors deny conflict rules day". The Windsor Star. p. A2.
- ↑ McCulloch, Sandra (10 December 2011). "Man accused of killing has charge stayed". Times - Colonist. p. A5.
- ↑ Fekete, Jason (5 June 2009). "Alderman acclaimed Tory candidate; Colley-Urquhart to run in byelection". Calgary Herald. p. A4.