Tony Caterina | |
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![]() Caterina in 2016 | |
City of Edmonton Councillor | |
In office 2010–2021 | |
Preceded by | New Ward |
Succeeded by | New Ward |
Constituency | Ward 7 |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Preceded by | Janice Melnychuk |
Succeeded by | Dave Loken |
Constituency | Ward 3 |
Personal details | |
Born | Montagano, Italy | March 28, 1956
Spouse | Orietta |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
Occupation | City councillor, businessman |
Tony Caterina (born March 28, 1956, in Montagano, Italy) is a Canadian businessman and politician who has served on the Edmonton City Council since 2007. He formerly represented Ward 7 from 2010 to 2021. In 2021, he ran in the new constituency of O-Day’min however he lost to newcomer Urban Planner Anne Stevenson by over 3,000 votes. Provincially, Tony Caterina ran for election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and lost in the May 5, 2015, election to NDP incumbent Deron Bilous. [1]
Tony Caterina was born in Italy. His family moved to Canada in 1962 and settled in Edmonton, Alberta. [2] He began an education degree at the University of Alberta, but ultimately majored in history. [2]
Caterina founded three clothing stores in 1974 and later founded a local industrial pipe insulation company. [3] He became involved in civic politics as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alberta Avenue Business Association. [3]
Caterina was seeking election to be the MLA in the Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview riding and lost in the May 5, 2015, election.
Caterina ran for a seat on Edmonton's municipal council as a candidate in the 2004 Edmonton municipal election in Ward 3.
Caterina ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre in the 2004 Alberta general election.
After another failed bid for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Caterina was disqualified from running in future Alberta elections due to an $11,000 campaign deficit that he was unable to pay back. [4]
Caterina ran for Edmonton municipal council a second time in the 2007 Edmonton municipal election. He took the seat in an eight-way race for Ward 6.
Caterina attempted to keep Edmonton Centre Airport CYXD from being closed. [2] He has been a fiscal conservative on council encouraging the city to exercise budgetary restraint. [2] He serves as a representative for the City of Edmonton as a member of the Board of Directors for Northlands since being elected in 2007. [5]
Following the change in electoral boundaries, Caterina ran for a second term in office in Ward 7 in the 2010 Edmonton municipal election. [6] Although Tony's campaign signs were targeted and marked by graffiti artists in 2010, [7] he won his campaign for Ward 7.
Caterina was reelected in Ward 7 October 2013.
Tony Caterina | |
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![]() Caterina in 2016 | |
City of Edmonton Councillor | |
In office 2010–2021 | |
Preceded by | New Ward |
Succeeded by | New Ward |
Constituency | Ward 7 |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Preceded by | Janice Melnychuk |
Succeeded by | Dave Loken |
Constituency | Ward 3 |
Personal details | |
Born | Montagano, Italy | March 28, 1956
Spouse | Orietta |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
Occupation | City councillor, businessman |
Tony Caterina (born March 28, 1956, in Montagano, Italy) is a Canadian businessman and politician who has served on the Edmonton City Council since 2007. He formerly represented Ward 7 from 2010 to 2021. In 2021, he ran in the new constituency of O-Day’min however he lost to newcomer Urban Planner Anne Stevenson by over 3,000 votes. Provincially, Tony Caterina ran for election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview and lost in the May 5, 2015, election to NDP incumbent Deron Bilous. [1]
Tony Caterina was born in Italy. His family moved to Canada in 1962 and settled in Edmonton, Alberta. [2] He began an education degree at the University of Alberta, but ultimately majored in history. [2]
Caterina founded three clothing stores in 1974 and later founded a local industrial pipe insulation company. [3] He became involved in civic politics as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alberta Avenue Business Association. [3]
Caterina was seeking election to be the MLA in the Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview riding and lost in the May 5, 2015, election.
Caterina ran for a seat on Edmonton's municipal council as a candidate in the 2004 Edmonton municipal election in Ward 3.
Caterina ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre in the 2004 Alberta general election.
After another failed bid for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Caterina was disqualified from running in future Alberta elections due to an $11,000 campaign deficit that he was unable to pay back. [4]
Caterina ran for Edmonton municipal council a second time in the 2007 Edmonton municipal election. He took the seat in an eight-way race for Ward 6.
Caterina attempted to keep Edmonton Centre Airport CYXD from being closed. [2] He has been a fiscal conservative on council encouraging the city to exercise budgetary restraint. [2] He serves as a representative for the City of Edmonton as a member of the Board of Directors for Northlands since being elected in 2007. [5]
Following the change in electoral boundaries, Caterina ran for a second term in office in Ward 7 in the 2010 Edmonton municipal election. [6] Although Tony's campaign signs were targeted and marked by graffiti artists in 2010, [7] he won his campaign for Ward 7.
Caterina was reelected in Ward 7 October 2013.