George Dadamo (born November 3, 1953) is a former

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politician. He served as a New Democratic member of the

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from 1990 to 1995 representing the southwestern provincial riding of

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Background

Dadamo worked in radio as a broadcaster for

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in Windsor, CKCK in Regina,

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and

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between 1973 and 1989. He lives in

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Politics

Ontario

Dadamo ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, finishing second to incumbent

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in the riding of

by 2,459 votes. The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election, and Dadamo defeated Wrye by 4,145 votes in a rematch from 1987. He served as

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to both the

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and to the Minister of Culture and Communications. During his time in office, Dadamo sponsored three private member's bills; the first sought to give workers up to one year's notice of an impending factory shutdown, the second was for a property tax exemption on a new arena being built in Windsor, and the third would have restricted vendors from sidewalks in Windsor. In 1994 Dadamo was appointed as chair of a task force called the ''Transit Integration Task Force''. It studied how to implement 'seamless transit' across the GTA. It proposed a weekly pass for $30 that could be used anywhere in the region. He said, "We're talking about making borders disappear for people who use transit." Dadamo did not seek re-election in the 1995 provincial election. In 1997, he ran for

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in Ward 2 (West Windsor) but was unsuccessful.

Alberta

Dadamo later moved to

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, where he sold used cars. In 2009, he ran for mayor of

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but dropped out upon learning that he had hired an assistant who had been accused of murder. This information was reported in the media and reflected badly on his campaign. He also considered seeking a nomination as the

candidate in a provincial by-election in the riding of

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but later backed out.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dadamo, George 1953 births Living people Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Politicians from Windsor, Ontario