Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of
London North Centre
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as a member of the
Conservative Party
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.
Truppe served as parliamentary secretary for Status of Women for the entire 41st Parliament as well as serving on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women.
Truppe was defeated in the 2015 Canadian federal election by
Liberal Party of Canada
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candidate
Peter Fragiskatos
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.
On November 4, 2016, Truppe announced that she would seek the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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nomination in
London North Centre
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. On April 2, 2017 she won the nomination to become the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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candidate for the
42nd Ontario general election
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, however she lost the election, finishing second to