Don Tannas
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Don Tannas is a former provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1989 until 2004.
. He worked on the campaigns for Wolstenholme and later Harry Alger
. He worked to fund-raise
for the party and later served as President of the Highwood PC Association. After Alger announced his retirement, he ran for the PC nomination again in 1989 and won.
Tannas was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1989 Alberta general election
. He won a comfortable majority holding the Highwood electoral district for the Progressive Conservatives
over Don Dearle of the Liberals and Janice Belgum of the New Democrats. He won his second term with a landslide majority in the 1993 Alberta general election
defeating three other candidates. Tannas improved his plurality to sweep into office for a third term in the 1997 Alberta general election
. Tannas won the biggest plurality of his political career taking almost 80% of the vote in the 2001 Alberta general election
. He served as Deputy Speaker in his fourth term. He retired at the dissolution of the Assembly in 2004.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1989 until 2004.
Political history
Tannas has a long history of being politically active. He ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination for Highwood in 1974 but lost to George WolstenholmeGeorge Wolstenholme
George Kenneth Wolstenholme is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1975 until 1982.-Political career:...
. He worked on the campaigns for Wolstenholme and later Harry Alger
Harry Alger
Harry Alger is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 until 1989.-Political career:...
. He worked to fund-raise
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
for the party and later served as President of the Highwood PC Association. After Alger announced his retirement, he ran for the PC nomination again in 1989 and won.
Tannas was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won a comfortable majority holding the Highwood electoral district for the Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
over Don Dearle of the Liberals and Janice Belgum of the New Democrats. He won his second term with a landslide majority in the 1993 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1993
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
defeating three other candidates. Tannas improved his plurality to sweep into office for a third term in the 1997 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1997
The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. Tannas won the biggest plurality of his political career taking almost 80% of the vote in the 2001 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 2001
The Alberta general election of 2001 was the twenty-fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He served as Deputy Speaker in his fourth term. He retired at the dissolution of the Assembly in 2004.