Bill Mauro

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.

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.{{Cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=thunder+bay&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140821195151/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=thunder+bay&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=2014-03-02 }} In the 2007 election he faced Rafferty again this time by a narrow margin of 50 votes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151206211444/http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2015 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=15 (xxiv) |df=mdy-all }} He was easily re-elected in the 2011, and 2014 elections.{{Cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=17 }}{{Cite web|title=General Election by District: Thunder Bay—Atikokan |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=090 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614003051/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=090 |archive-date=June 14, 2014 |df=mdy }} 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.{{Cite news |title=Jeffrey replaced in cabinet by Thunder Bay MPP |newspaper=The Brampton Guardian |date=March 25, 2014 |page=1}} On June 24 after the election she appointed Mauro as the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.{{Cite news |title=Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/06/24/ontario_premier_kathleen_wynnes_new_cabinet_unveiled.html |author1=Richard Brennan |author2=Robert Benzie |author3=Rob Ferguson |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 24, 2014}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/gravelle-steps-down-depression-1.3980557|title=Michael Gravelle steps away from cabinet post, cites year-long battle with depression|date=February 13, 2017|newspaper=CBC News|access-date=February 13, 2017|language=en-CA}}

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.{{Cite news |last1=Vis |first1=Matt |title=Mauro enters mayor's race |url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/mauro-enters-mayors-race-997417 |access-date=26 July 2018 |agency=tbnewswatch.com |date=26 July 2018}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/bill-mauro-will-not-seek-re-election-as-mayor-of-thunder-bay-5529884 | title=Bill Mauro will not seek re-election as mayor of Thunder Bay }}

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{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|Thunder Bay—Atikokan (provincial electoral district)|Thunder Bay—Atikokan|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Judith Monteith-Farrell|11,793|36.26|+8.15}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bill Mauro|11,712|36.01|-16.97}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Brandon Postuma|7,555|23.23|+10.04}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|John Northey|880|2.71|-0.66}}

{{CANelec|ON|Northern Ontario|David Bruno|469|1.44|+0.99}}

{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Dorothy Snell|116|0.36|-1.55}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|32,525|99.03}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|317|0.97|+0.17}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|32,842|54.74|+5.72}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|59,996}}

{{CANelec/gain|ON|NDP|Liberal|+12.56}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate |page=11|publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=20 January 2019}}|}}

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{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bill Mauro|15,176|52.98|+14.01}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Mary Kozorys|8,052|28.11|-9.20}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Harold Wilson|3,779|13.19|-8.77}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|John Northey|964|3.37|+1.94}}

{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Joe Talarico|547|1.91|}}

{{CANelec|ON|Northern Ontario Heritage|Ed Deibel|129|0.45|}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|28,647|99.20}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|231|0.80|}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|28,878|49.02}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|58,908}}

{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+11.56}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{Cite web|url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=090|date=2014|author=Elections Ontario|title=General Election Results by District, 090 Thunder Bay-Atikokan|access-date=13 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614003051/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=090|archive-date=14 June 2014}}}}

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{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bill Mauro | 10,319| 38.97| +1.28}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Mary Kozorys | 9,881 | 37.31| -0.21}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Fred Gilbert | 5,815 | 21.96| +1.55}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Jonathan Milnes| 379 | 1.43| -2.95}}

{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Marvin Robert McMenemy| 86 | 0.32| }}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes| 26,480|100.00 }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|98|0.37}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|26,578|46.61}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|57,027}}

{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+0.75}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario{{Cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/ED090-F0244.pdf|author=Elections Ontario|date=2011|title=Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels – Thunder Bay—Atikokan|access-date=1 June 2014}}}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal |Bill Mauro| 10,928| 37.69| -20.55}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|John Rafferty| 10,878| 37.52| +15.88}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Rebecca Johnson| 5,918| 20.41| +2.78}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Russ Aegard| 1,270| 4.38| +1.89}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 28,994| 100.00| | }}

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{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bill Mauro| 17,735| 58.25|-5.78}}

{{CANelec|ON|NDP|John Rafferty| 6,582| 21.62| +4.86}}

{{CANelec|ON|PC|Brian McKinnon| 5,365| 17.62| -1.59}}

{{CANelec|ON|Green|Kristin Boyer| 762| 2.5|}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 30,444| 100.00| | }}

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