1. Giorgio Mammoliti ran for mayor of Toronto in 2010 and 2023.
28 Facts About Giorgio Mammoliti
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Giorgio Mammoliti previously represented Yorkview from 1990 to 1995 for the New Democratic Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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Giorgio Mammoliti represented Ward 7 York West, one of the two York West wards.
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Previously, Giorgio Mammoliti served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
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On October 22,2018, Giorgio Mammoliti lost his re-election bid for Toronto City Council.
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The NDP won a majority government and Giorgio Mammoliti was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the minister responsible for the provincial anti-drug strategy on October 1,1990.
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Giorgio Mammoliti later served as the parliamentary assistant for two other ministers.
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Sergio left North York's city council to take his seat in the Ontario Legislature, and Giorgio Mammoliti decided to run in the by-election to replace him on city council.
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Giorgio Mammoliti was opposed by his old rival Polsinelli, and won the election without difficulty.
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In 2018, Giorgio Mammoliti announced he would re-enter provincial politics, and seek the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in Brampton Centre.
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When North York and other municipalities were merged to form the new City of Toronto in 1997, Giorgio Mammoliti was elected to the Toronto City Council.
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Giorgio Mammoliti attracted attention due to a bitter dispute with then-councillor Rob Ford.
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Giorgio Mammoliti was generally considered a right-leaning and socially conservative member of council.
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Giorgio Mammoliti was an outspoken supporter of Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino, and spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to pressure the Toronto Police Services Board to renew Fantino's contract.
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Giorgio Mammoliti claimed there were "very few" worthwhile deputations and described the event as a "socialist party".
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On October 12,2013, the Toronto Sun published an op-ed by Giorgio Mammoliti, opposing plans to build the Finch LRT.
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In December 2013, the City of Toronto's integrity commissioner opened an investigation into a $5000-a-table Giorgio Mammoliti fundraiser attended by lobbyists.
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The integrity commissioner released a report to Toronto City Council detailing two fundraisers held for Giorgio Mammoliti which paid him $80,000.
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On July 9,2014, Toronto City Council voted to suspend Giorgio Mammoliti and withhold his salary for three months for holding the fundraisers.
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On January 5,2010, Giorgio Mammoliti filed his nomination papers at City Hall to run for mayor in the 2010 City of Toronto elections.
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Giorgio Mammoliti's platform included building a floating casino, introducing a municipal lottery, reversing tax increases he had he previously voted for, creating a red light district for prostitution, an 11pm curfew for children under the age of 14 and giving guns to by-law enforcement officers.
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Giorgio Mammoliti called for cars to be banned from the Gardiner Expressway, converting the thoroughfare into a garden and implementing road tolls on other major routes.
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Giorgio Mammoliti's platform included lowering property taxes, improving municipal services and opposing the sale of beachfront property to developers.
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Giorgio Mammoliti placed third in the race with 2,363 votes.
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On March 15,2023, Giorgio Mammoliti announced his entry in the 2023 Toronto Mayoral By-Election race.
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Giorgio Mammoliti refused to apologize after being asked in a debate by opposing candidate Tiffany Ford, and went online to attack Ford on her own campaign Facebook page.
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In May 2023, Giorgio Mammoliti replied to a critical comment on his twitter campaign account, saying the author "could use a shot in the face".
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In 2018, Giorgio Mammoliti moved from the Greater Toronto Area to Wasaga Beach, Ontario.