1. John O'Toole was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014, representing the riding of Durham for the Progressive Conservative Party.
14 Facts About John O'Toole
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John O'Toole's ancestors arrived in Canada in 1845, fleeing the Great Famine of Ireland.
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John O'Toole was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto.
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John O'Toole was elected as a school trustee in the Peterborough-Victoria-Northumberland district in 1982, and in the Newcastle district in 1988.
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In 1991, John O'Toole was elected as a municipal councillor in Bowmanville, Ontario, and in 1994, he was elected as councillor for Durham Region.
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John O'Toole scored a significant victory over incumbent New Democrat Gord Mills in the provincial election of 1995, scoring 62 per cent of the popular vote.
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John O'Toole was re-elected in the 1999 election, again without difficulty.
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John O'Toole was appointed as parliamentary assistant to several ministers including Consumer and Commercial Relations, Finance, and Health and Long-Term Care.
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The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the 2003 provincial election, although John O'Toole managed to retain his own riding.
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In February 2014, John O'Toole announced that he would not run for re-election.
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In September 2014, John O'Toole announced his intentions to run for mayor of Clarington in the 2014 municipal election.
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John O'Toole officially filed his papers just before the deadline on September 2,2014.
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On May 12,2003, John O'Toole was caught on camera in the Ontario Legislature making a middle-finger gesture at NDP House Leader Peter Kormos.
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John O'Toole initially denied what he did to media, only to apologize minutes later after he learned it was caught on the legislature video broadcast feed.