Joe Spina was born on September 21,1946 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
10 Facts About Joe Spina
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Joe Spina was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, representing a Brampton-area riding for the Progressive Conservative Party.
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Joe Spina was a founding chair of the Brampton and Vaughan Santa Claus Parades.
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Joe Spina was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995, defeating incumbent Liberal Carman McClelland by just over 5,000 votes in the riding of Brampton North.
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On two occasions during his first term in office, Joe Spina attracted controversy for making inflammatory comments while heckling opposition members speaking in the legislature.
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Joe Spina increased his margin of victory in the 1999 provincial election in the redistributed riding of Brampton Centre, defeating Liberal candidate Gurjit Grewal by over 10,000 votes.
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Joe Spina served as a backbench supporter in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.
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Joe Spina served as parliamentary assistant to six cabinet ministers.
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Joe Spina supported Tony Clement, then Jim Flaherty for the party's leadership in 2002.
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Joe Spina was defeated, losing to Bevilacqua by almost 20,000 votes.