Bill Mauro

William Joseph Mauro[1] (born c. 1956) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 9th mayor of Thunder Bay from 2018 to 2022.[2] He was previously a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018, representing the riding of Thunder Bay—Atikokan and serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne.

Bill Mauro
Mauro in 2020
9th Mayor of Thunder Bay
In office
December 1, 2018 – November 15, 2022
Preceded byKeith Hobbs
Succeeded byKen Boshcoff
Ontario MPP
In office
October 2, 2003 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byLyn McLeod
Succeeded byJudith Monteith-Farrell
ConstituencyThunder Bay—Atikokan
Personal details
Born
William Joseph Mauro

1956 (age 66–67)
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
OccupationProperty manager

Background

Mauro was educated at Lakehead University teacher's college in Thunder Bay, and worked as a property manager for fourteen years before entering provincial politics. He served as a city councillor on the Thunder Bay City Council from 1997 to 2003, and was a member of the Thunder Bay Hydro board and the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital.

Politics

In the provincial election of 2003, Mauro was elected as a Liberal in Thunder Bay—Atikokan. He defeated his New Democrat candidate John Rafferty by over 11,000 votes.[3] In the 2007 election he faced Rafferty again this time by a narrow margin of 50 votes.[4] He was easily re-elected in the 2011, and 2014 elections.[5][6] In the 2018 election, he lost his seat to New Democrat Judith Monteith-Farrell by just 81 votes.

During his time in government he has served in several Parliamentary Assistant roles assisting ministers including the Minister of Northern Development and Mines (2003–2007, 2011–2013) and the Minister of Natural Resources (2007–2009). On March 25, 2014, Premier Kathleen Wynne appointed Mauro as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.[7] On June 24 after the election she appointed Mauro as the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.[8] After fellow cabinet minister Michael Gravelle temporarily stepped aside in February 2017, Mauro also took over his duties as Ministry of Northern Development and Mines on a temporary basis.[9]

In 2004, he announced that the provincial government would be spending almost $1 million to improve Thunder Bay's transportation service. He is also known to favour a return of the spring bear hunt.

Following his defeat in the 2018 provincial election, he announced his candidacy for mayor in the 2018 municipal election.[10] He won that election, and became mayor of the city on December 1, 2018. Mauro did not seek re-election as Mayor in the 2022 municipal elections.[11]

Electoral Record

Municipal
2018 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election
Candidate Vote  %
Bill Mauro13,94033.91
Frank Pullia13,17832.06
Iain Angus5,81614.15
Shane Judge5,15512.54
Ronald Chookomolin8952.18
Mariann Sawicki7921.93
Peter Panetta7081.72
Wolfgang Schoor2440.59
Jim Gamble1890.46
Kevin Cernjul1510.37
Ed Hailio400.10

Provincial
2018 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJudith Monteith-Farrell11,79336.26+8.15
LiberalBill Mauro11,71236.01-16.97
Progressive ConservativeBrandon Postuma7,55523.23+10.04
GreenJohn Northey8802.71-0.66
Northern OntarioDavid Bruno4691.44+0.99
LibertarianDorothy Snell1160.36-1.55
Total valid votes 32,52599.03
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 3170.97+0.17
Turnout 32,84254.74+5.72
Eligible voters 59,996
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +12.56
Source: Elections Ontario[12]
2014 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Mauro15,17652.98+14.01
New DemocraticMary Kozorys8,05228.11-9.20
Progressive ConservativeHarold Wilson3,77913.19-8.77
GreenJohn Northey9643.37+1.94
LibertarianJoe Talarico5471.91
Northern Ontario HeritageEd Deibel1290.45
Total valid votes 28,64799.20
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 2310.80
Turnout 28,87849.02
Eligible voters 58,908
Liberal hold Swing +11.56
Source: Elections Ontario[13]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Mauro10,31938.97+1.28
New DemocraticMary Kozorys9,88137.31-0.21
Progressive ConservativeFred Gilbert5,81521.96+1.55
GreenJonathan Milnes3791.43-2.95
IndependentMarvin Robert McMenemy860.32
Total valid votes 26,480100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 980.37
Turnout 26,57846.61
Eligible voters 57,027
Liberal hold Swing +0.75
Source: Elections Ontario[14]
2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Mauro10,92837.69-20.55
New DemocraticJohn Rafferty10,87837.52+15.88
Progressive ConservativeRebecca Johnson5,91820.41+2.78
GreenRuss Aegard1,2704.38+1.89
Total valid votes 28,994 100.00
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBill Mauro17,73558.25-5.78
New DemocraticJohn Rafferty6,58221.62+4.86
Progressive ConservativeBrian McKinnon5,36517.62-1.59
GreenKristin Boyer7622.5
Total valid votes 30,444 100.00

References
  1. @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Bill Mauro elected as Thunder Bay, Ont. mayor". CBC News Thunder Bay, October 22, 2018.
  3. "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 15 (xxiv). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  6. "General Election by District: Thunder Bay—Atikokan". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
  7. "Jeffrey replaced in cabinet by Thunder Bay MPP". The Brampton Guardian. March 25, 2014. p. 1.
  8. Richard Brennan; Robert Benzie; Rob Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare". Toronto Star.
  9. "Michael Gravelle steps away from cabinet post, cites year-long battle with depression". CBC News. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  10. Vis, Matt (July 26, 2018). "Mauro enters mayor's race". tbnewswatch.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. "Bill Mauro will not seek re-election as mayor of Thunder Bay".
  12. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 11. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  13. Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 090 Thunder Bay-Atikokan". Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  14. Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels – Thunder Bay—Atikokan" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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