16 Facts About Maria Augimeri

In 2019, Augimeri stood as the New Democratic candidate for the riding of Humber River-Black Creek.

Maria Augimeri has written three books on the Italian-Canadian community and is a published poet.

Maria Augimeri first entered politics as a school trustee, and was elected to the city council of North York in 1985.

Maria Augimeri ran for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1987 provincial election in the riding of Downsview which her husband, Odoardo Di Santo, held for ten years before losing in the 1985 election.

Maria Augimeri lost to Liberal Laureano Leone by 174 votes.

Maria Augimeri was elected to the Metro Toronto council in 1988, and remained on that council until the creation of the new city of Toronto in 1997.

Maria Augimeri was elected councillor to the new city council three times.

Maria Augimeri was known for promoting environmental awareness and cultural issues.

Maria Augimeri was endorsed for re-election by the Toronto Star newspaper in 2003.

Maria Augimeri cut short a summer vacation in Italy and returned to Toronto to assist with the situation.

Maria Augimeri won by an 89-vote margin over local businessman Gus Cusimano.

Maria Augimeri was appointed Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission in February 2014 upon the resignation of Karen Stintz to run for Mayor of Toronto in the 2014 Toronto election winning appointment over Josh Colle, Stintz's preferred successor.

Maria Augimeri lost to Pasternak by over 2000 votes, blaming the reduction in council seats for her loss and noting that she would have won in her old ward.

Maria Augimeri served as the chairperson of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors until February 2019.

In July 2019, Maria Augimeri was replaced on the TRCA by a citizen appointee.

Maria Augimeri with the NDP was a distant second at 7,126.