27 Facts About Andrea Horwath

Andrea Lynn Horwath is a Canadian politician who has served as the 58th mayor of Hamilton since 2022.

Andrea Horwath was first elected in 1997, when she won a seat on Hamilton City Council.

Andrea Horwath was elected as the leader Ontario NDP at the party's 2009 leadership convention, and led the party through four provincial elections, before resigning in 2022.

Andrea Horwath is the first woman to lead the NDP, and the third woman to serve as leader of a party with official party status in Ontario.

The results of the 2022 provincial election, after which the Ontario NDP remained the official opposition, led to Andrea Horwath announcing her intention to resign as the leader of the Ontario NDP on the night of June 2,2022.

On July 26,2022, Andrea Horwath announced her candidacy for mayor of Hamilton, and resigned her seat in the provincial legislature on August 15,2022.

Andrea Horwath was elected mayor on October 24,2022, and was sworn in on November 15.

Andrea Lynn Horwath was born and raised in Stoney Creek.

Andrea Horwath is named after her father Andrew, an ethnic Hungarian who had immigrated to Canada from Slovakia, and worked on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Oakville, Ontario.

Andrea Horwath has a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University.

Andrea Horwath worked part-time as a waitress to pay her way through university.

Andrea Horwath emerged as a prominent voice for the political left in the city, and was re-elected to council in 2000 and 2003.

Andrea Horwath was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 2004 by-election in the then-extant provincial riding of Hamilton East, defeating Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino to succeed the deceased Liberal member Dominic Agostino, Ralph's brother.

However, Marsales opted not to run for another term, and Andrea Horwath easily defeated Liberal candidate Steve Ruddick on election day.

On November 7,2008, Andrea Horwath officially launched her campaign to win the party's leadership.

Andrea Horwath has faced criticism from some party members and progressives for running a populist campaign which they described as right-wing.

Andrea Horwath ran in her third election as NDP leader against the Liberal government led by Kathleen Wynne and a Progressive Conservative Party led by Doug Ford.

Andrea Horwath promised to introduce "Canada's first universal Pharmacare plan", highlighted by a universal dental plan and a prescription drug plan that "will initially cover 125 of the most commonly prescribed drugs".

Andrea Horwath promised a child care plan in which seventy per cent of Ontario parents "would either have free child care or pay an average of $12 a day in a licensed not-for-profit daycare".

Andrea Horwath promised to return Hydro One to public ownership by buying back privately held shares.

Andrea Horwath said that she would close the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station immediately, while the other party leaders have pledged to keep it open until 2024.

Andrea Horwath said the province would fund half of the operating cost of municipal transit and indicated that she would not introduce back-to-work legislation.

Andrea Horwath was re-elected in Hamilton Centre and the NDP won opposition, but it lost 9 seats and placed third in the popular vote.

Andrea Horwath ran as a candidate for the position of Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in the October 2022 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election.

Andrea Horwath is one of the highest paid mayors in Canada, earning over $270,000 in 2023.

Andrea Horwath had met Ben Leonetti in her university years, when she was working part-time as a waitress and he was a jazz musician.

In March 2012, Andrea Horwath received the EVE award which is sponsored by Equal Voice, a non-profit organization focused on promoting women in politics.