Gary Ralph Schellenberger was born on September 15,1943 and is a Canadian politician.
12 Facts About Gary Schellenberger
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Gary Schellenberger was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2003 to 2015, and represented the riding of Perth Wellington for the Conservative Party.
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Gary Schellenberger owned a painting and decorating store in Stratford before entering political life.
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Gary Schellenberger served as a volunteer firefighter with the Perth East Fire Department for 14 years.
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Gary Schellenberger is a freemason, and an elder at Avonton Presbyterian Church.
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In 1996 Gary Schellenberger raised $26,000 for the Sebringville Community Center and the Sebringville Athletic Association by walking from Tobermory to Sebringville.
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Gary Schellenberger lost to Liberal John Richardson by over 8,000 votes; former Liberal MP-turned-Reformer Garnet Bloomfield was third.
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Gary Schellenberger, still running as a Progressive Conservative, defeated Liberal Brian Innes by 1,001 votes; despite several appearances from party leader Stephen Harper, the Alliance candidate, Marian Meinen, finished a distant third.
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Shortly after his election, Gary Schellenberger endorsed Peter MacKay for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party.
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Gary Schellenberger was appointed Deputy Whip of the Progressive Conservative Party in September 2003.
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In November 2010 Gary Schellenberger became chair of a second House of Commons committee, the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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On September 25,2014, Gary Schellenberger announced he would retire at the end of the 41st Canadian Parliament.