Frank Sheehan
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Frank Sheehan is a former politician
in Ontario
, Canada
. He was a Progressive Conservative
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1995 to 1999.
Sheehan has a Bachelor of Commerce
degree from the University of Windsor
, and also has A.I.I.C. and C.I.B. certification. Before entering politics, he served as the president of Sheehan & Rosie, Investment Brokers and was the chairman and co-founder of the Wayside House and Wayside Community Residential Centre. Sheehan was also a co-founder of the right-wing Taxpayers Coalition of Ontario. In 1970, he was elected as a trustee to the Lincoln County
Separate School Board.
Sheehan was elected to the legislature in the 1995 provincial election
, defeating Liberal
Harry Pelissero
by about 8,000 votes in the southern Ontario riding of Lincoln
(NDP incumbent Ron Hansen
was third). For the next four years, he served as a backbencher support of Mike Harris
's government.
In 1996, the Harris government reduced the number of ridings from 130 to 103. This meant that some sitting MPPs had to compete against one another for re-election in the 1999 provincial election
. Sheehan faced popular NDP maverick Peter Kormos
in the riding Niagara Centre
, and lost by over 4,000 votes.
Sheehan was known as an outspoken politician, on the right-wing of his party. In 1997, he introduced a private member's bill to end close-shop unions in Ontario; this was defeated when some other PCs voted against it. After the election, Sheehan was appointed as co-chair of the Harris government's "Red Tape Commission", intended to reduce government waste.
Politician
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in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. He was a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1995 to 1999.
Sheehan has a Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate degree in commerce and related subjects. The degree is also known as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, or BCA...
degree from the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
, and also has A.I.I.C. and C.I.B. certification. Before entering politics, he served as the president of Sheehan & Rosie, Investment Brokers and was the chairman and co-founder of the Wayside House and Wayside Community Residential Centre. Sheehan was also a co-founder of the right-wing Taxpayers Coalition of Ontario. In 1970, he was elected as a trustee to the Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Ontario
Lincoln County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1792. In 1845, the southern portion of Lincoln County was separated to form Welland County....
Separate School Board.
Sheehan was elected to the legislature in the 1995 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, defeating Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
Harry Pelissero
Harry Pelissero
Harry Pelissero is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party....
by about 8,000 votes in the southern Ontario riding of Lincoln
Lincoln (electoral district)
Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario...
(NDP incumbent Ron Hansen
Ron Hansen (politician)
Ron Hansen is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Politics:...
was third). For the next four years, he served as a backbencher support of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
's government.
In 1996, the Harris government reduced the number of ridings from 130 to 103. This meant that some sitting MPPs had to compete against one another for re-election in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
. Sheehan faced popular NDP maverick Peter Kormos
Peter Kormos
Peter Kormos is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an Ontario New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Welland constituency in a 1988 provincial by-election. He replaced veteran NDP legislator Mel...
in the riding Niagara Centre
Niagara Centre
Niagara Centre was a federal and provincial electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007.-Federal riding:...
, and lost by over 4,000 votes.
Sheehan was known as an outspoken politician, on the right-wing of his party. In 1997, he introduced a private member's bill to end close-shop unions in Ontario; this was defeated when some other PCs voted against it. After the election, Sheehan was appointed as co-chair of the Harris government's "Red Tape Commission", intended to reduce government waste.