Enrico Eugenio "Rick" Ferraro (born January 7, 1950) is a former politician in

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the

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from 1985 to 1990.

Background

Ferraro was educated at the

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, and was a founder of Kids Can Play - Guelph. Ferraro is an active member of the Guelph community. He is a partner in Steele Ferraro Insurance Brokerage, he also owns the Grange and Victoria Plaza.

Politics

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Marilyn Robinson by 5,006 votes in the constituency of

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. He was re-elected by more than 9,000 votes over

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candidate

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in the 1987 election, in the redistributed riding of

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. Ferraro was a backbench supporter of

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's government, and held several

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positions. In 1986, he was appointed as Ontario's first Small Business Advocate. The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 provincial election, and Ferraro lost his seat to Fletcher by 3,097 votes. He attempted a comeback in the 1995 election, but lost to Brenda Elliott of the Progressive Conservatives by just over 5,700 votes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferraro, Rick 1950 births Living people Businesspeople from Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Guelph University of Guelph alumni