Windsor West

• Lisa Lumley
• Elizabeth Rowley
• John Esposito
• Larry Horwitz
• Margaret Villamizar
• Brian Masse (Incumbent)

Lisa Lumley

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Birthplace: Dresden, Ont.

Education: Graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism.

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Greg

Children: Three - Fraser, Henry and Gabrielle

Contact information:

www.lisalumley.ca

Elizabeth Rowley

Party: Communist Party of Canada

Career Background: Former public school trustee

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-992-1840

erowley@live.net

www.votecommunist.ca

John Esposito

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthplace: Leamington, Ont.

Education: Honours bachelor of arts in English and communications, University of Windsor

Career Background: Currently works in retail.

Community Activities: Volunteers with the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG), Friends Aiding International Relief (FAIR), Engineers Without Borders, and was founding president of the Young Greens of Windsor.

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-253-4603

john.esposito@greenparty.ca

voteesposito.blogspot.com

Larry Horwitz

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Education: BA in sociology from York University in Toronto. Has also studied at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and at McGill University in Montreal.

Profession: Author, journalist, businessman and community activist.

Marital Status: Married

Children: Four

Community Activities: Has served on boards and committees of such organizations as the Wyandotte Street Business Improvement Association and the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association.

Mailing address:

2525 Howard Ave.

Windsor, Ont.

N8X 3W1

Contact information:

www.liberal.ca

Margaret Villamizar

Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Age: 61

Birthplace: Eganville, Ont.

Education: Honours BA in psychology

Profession: Language assessor

Children: Two

Career Background: Has worked 14 years in the field of adult ESL. Previously employed as a school psychometrist.

Community Activities: Chair of the Windsor Peace Coalition; member of Windsor and District Labour Council human rights committee.

Electoral History

Federal: Defeated in London West in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006

Contact information:

mlpc.ca

Brian Masse

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: July 9, 1968

Age: 40

Birthplace: Windsor, Ont.

Education: Honours BA in sociology, with a minor in history from Wilfrid Laurier University. Completed master's course work in sociology at the University of Windsor.

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Terry Chow

Children: One - Alexandria

Career Background: Worked on behalf of disabled persons in various capacities, including with the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities and in the development of the Opportunities Fund, which involved more than 26 community agencies across three counties. He has had various teaching assignments in university and college settings. Was employed as a program co-ordinator for the Multicultural Council of Essex County. Duties included operation of the Multicultural Youth in Action program.

Community Activities: Member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Essex-Kent district board of directors, and the AIDS Committee of Windsor and Essex County.

Electoral History

Municipal: Elected to Windsor City Council for Ward 2 in November 1997; re-elected in November 2000.

Federal: Elected in Windsor West in the May 2002 byelection, and in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.

Political History

Committee: Member of the Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

Caucus: Member of the NDP Caucus.

Mailing address:

129 Erie St. E

Windsor, Ont

N9A 3W9

Contact information:

Telephone: 519-253-WEST (9378)

brianmasse@ndp.ca

brianmasse.ca

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