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Andrea Horwath is proud to be a life-long Hamiltonian. Born and raised in Stoney Creek, she went to Cardinal Newman high school, followed by post-secondary studies at McMaster University. She’s lived in a number of the city’s great neighbourhoods and now calls downtown home.

Prior to being elected she worked in adult ESL and literacy, affordable housing, community development, in factories and as a server in the hospitality sector.

In 1997, she was elected to Hamilton City Council, representing Ward 2. Over three terms, she chaired the solid waste management committee, the municipal non-profit housing corporation, and co-chaired the health and social services committee. She did everything she could to fight for people and the small local businesses in the ward. In 2004, Hamiltonians elected her to be the MPP for Hamilton Centre.

As a voice for Hamilton and Ontario’s Leader of the Official Opposition, she focused on improving education and health care, making housing affordable, protecting the environment and giving working people the respect they deserve.

In 2022, Andrea was elected to be the Mayor of Hamilton and hit the ground running.

For her, it’s about people. Hamilton and Hamiltonians are her pride and her inspiration, and she’s working to make sure Hamilton’s best days are ahead. She believes, together, we can fulfill the promise of a thriving Hamilton — the best place to live, to learn, to raise a family and to build a great life.

Currently serving as the 47th Mayor in the City of Barrie, His Worship Alex Nuttall has an extensive political resume. Prior to his appointment to the Alectra Board of Directors, and current Mayoral position, Nuttall served as a City Councillor in Barrie for eight years, and Member of Parliament representing Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte.

While in the House of Commons as their Member of Parliament, Mayor Nuttall served in the Shadow Cabinet of His Majesty's Official Opposition and was called upon to serve in many roles to better Canadian governance. He served as Shadow Minister for Economic Development for Southern Ontario, and the following year Mayor Nuttall proudly accepted the role of Shadow Minister for the new Sharing Economy, as well as Deputy Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development. On August 30, 2017, he was named Shadow Minister for Youth, Sports, and Persons with Disabilities, and was later promoted to Shadow Minister for Internal Trade, a key governmental economic portfolio.

In the private sector, Mayor Nuttall worked in the financial services industry, in both the Bank and Credit Union space. More recently, prior to his inauguration as Barrie Mayor, he served as Vice-President of a telecommunications company, that specializes in fibre delivery of telecom services.