Joseph V Anglin is an American-born Canadian politician who lives in Rimbey, Alberta, Canada.
20 Facts About Joe Anglin
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Joe Anglin was the leader of the Alberta Greens from 2008 until its dissolution in 2009.
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Joe Anglin was a member of the Wildrose Party until he left its caucus on November 2,2014.
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Joe Anglin sat as an independent until his defeat in the May 2015 Alberta general election.
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Joe Anglin served in the United States Marine Corps and worked as a police officer in the 1970s.
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Joe Anglin moved to Canada and obtained Canadian citizenship in 1995.
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Joe Anglin served in the Canadian Coast Guard for six years.
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Joe Anglin obtained a diploma in engineering and worked his way up into executive management.
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Joe Anglin served as chair of the Rimoka Housing Foundation from 2010 to 2012 and served as a town councillor in Rimbey from 2010 until his election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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Joe Anglin toured dozens of Albertan communities between 2009 and 2012, speaking out against the Electric Statutes Amendment Act, which granted cabinet power to approve major power lines as critical infrastructure without a public hearing and needs assessment by the Alberta Utilities Commission.
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Joe Anglin gained wide public attention in Alberta after he exposed the Energy and Utilities Board for spying on people who opposed power lines being put through their land.
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Joe Anglin ran for the Alberta Green Party in the Lacombe-Ponoka electoral district in the 2008 Alberta general election.
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Joe Anglin became interim leader of the Green Party in the fall of 2008.
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The validity of the meeting at which Joe Anglin was elected was challenged by the party's previous leadership.
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Joe Anglin presided over the dissolution of the party in July 2009.
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Joe Anglin attributed the party's failure to file required financial returns with Elections Alberta to a refusal by the previous executive to hand over necessary documentation.
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In 2012, Joe Anglin became a candidate for the Wildrose Party for the riding of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, which he won in the 2012 general election.
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Joe Anglin left the Wildrose Party on November 2,2014, to sit as an independent.
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Joe Anglin's candidacy was rejected by the Progressive Conservatives, with the party indicating that allowing his candidacy would not have been in the 'best interests of the party' Joe Anglin opted to run as an independent in his riding, where he finished fourth.
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In 2018, Joe Anglin announced his intention to run under the Freedom Conservative banner in the upcoming election.