Rob Leone is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014. He represented the riding of Cambridge.
Rob Leone | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Martiniuk |
| Succeeded by | Kathryn McGarry |
| Constituency | Cambridge |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Cambridge, Ontario |
| Occupation | Professor |
Background edit
Leone holds a Ph.D from McMaster University. As of 2015, he teaches at University of Western Ontario as a political science professor with a focus on Canadian politics.[1] Leone has also been a contributor for The Hub [2] since May 2021.
Politics edit
Leone ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Cambridge. He defeated Liberal candidate Kathryn McGarry by 1,954 votes.[3][4] He faced McGarry again in 2014 and this time was defeated by McGarry by 3,067 votes.[5][6]
During his time in the legislature, he was the PC party's critic for training and education issues.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Rob Leone: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science". University of Western Ontario. 2015.
- ^ Rob Leone, Author at The Hub
- ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Cambridge stays Tory blue". The Waterloo Record. October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "General Election by District: Cambridge". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Liberal Kathryn McGarry beats Tory in historic Cambridge win". CBC News. June 13, 2014.
- ^ Blizzard, Christina (30 September 2013). "Tory leader Tim Hudak shuffles shadow cabinet". Toronto Sun.