Results, Ridings and Candidates
Essex
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Jeff Watson (Incumbent)
- Richard Bachynsky
- Susan Whelan
- Taras Natyshak
Jeff Watson
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: March 25, 1971
Age: 37
Education: Studied political science and history at the University of Windsor.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sarah
Children: Four - Sophie, Emma, Elijah and Thaddaeus
Career Background: Former director of marketing and executive assistant to the president, Dynamic Displays. Spent nearly six years in trim division at Daimler's Windsor assembly plant. Served as analyst and commentator for two seasons on CBC-Windsor's political panel.
Community Activities: Activities
Electoral History
Party: Activist with the campus Progressive Conservative Association. Board member with Bruck Easton in Windsor-St.Clair.
Provincial: Provincial
Federal: Defeated in Windsor West, 1997 and 2000. Elected in Essex in 2004, 2006.
Political History
Committee: Member of Special Legislative Committee reviewing Canada's Clean Air Act. Member of the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities. Former member of the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development.
Caucus: Chair of the Government Auto Caucus and a member of the All-Party border Caucus, the Canada-UK and Canada-US Inter-Parliamentary Groups and the Canada-Israel Friendship Group.
Mailing address:
8 Talbot Street North
Essex, Ont.
Contact information:
Telephone: 519-776-1414
Richard Bachynsky
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Essex, Ont.
Education: Earned an MBA.
Profession: Mortgage consultant
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Carol
Children: Erik, Laura and Daniel
Career Background: He has worked extensively in real estate management and financing, and has served as a consultant for numerous firms in Canada and internationally. He currently works as a senior consultant for Mortgage Alliance.
Community Activities: He was a member of the parent and teacher associations of F.J. Brennan High School in Windsor, and of the OMBA. He also coaches minor hockey for the Windsor Minor Hockey Association, Riverside Hockey Association, and the Patterson Chiefs Hockey Program. Currently, he is on the board of directors of the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce.
Contact information:
Susan Whelan
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: May 5, 1963
Age: 45
Birthplace: Windsor, Ont.
Education: Three years in a B.Comm. program; law degree, University of Windsor; juris doctorate, University of Detroit
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Articling student, Gignac Sutts Law Firm, 1988 to 1989. Corporate/commercial lawyer (associate), McTague and Clark Law Firm, 1990 to 1992. Corporate/commercial lawyer, Yuffy, Roberts, Goldstein and Manzocco, 1992 to 1993. Practises administrative and government law with the Paroian Law Firm in Windsor.
Community Activities: Has been a member of the Metropolitan Hospital Foundation Committee in Windsor. Was a director of the Essex Region Conservation Foundation and the Alzheimer Society of Windsor and Essex County. She has recently served on the MRI Fundraising Campaign and is a member of the board of directors of the Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Foundation.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Essex-Windsor in the 1993 general elecion. Elected in Essex in 1997 and 2000. Defeated in Essex in 2004 and 2006.
Mailing address:
50 Talbot Street North
Essex, Ont.
N8M 1A2
Contact information:
Telephone: 519-776-9500
Taras Natyshak
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Essex County, Ont.
Education: Studied political science and labour relations at the University of Windsor.
Profession: Workplace health and safety director
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Jennifer
Children: Two - Airika and Drake
Career Background: Former manager of Acufit Fitness Centre/Place Concorde. Co-founder of Summit Health and Fitness, Nelson, B.C. Has published articles related to health and fitness promotion. Member of the Canadian Fitness Education Services.
Community Activities: Volunteer with the Canadian Paraplegic Association. Founding member of the Kinsmen Club of LaSalle.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the 2006 general election.
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