Frank Mazzilli (born December 7, 1962) is a former

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1999 to 2003.

Background

Mazzilli has a diploma from the Ontario Police College, and worked as a member of the police force in

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from 1982 to 1999.

Politics

In the federal election of 1997, he ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of London West, but lost to Liberal Sue Barnes by almost 14,000 votes. He was elected to the Ontario legislature for the riding of London—Fanshawe in the provincial election of 1999, defeating Liberal Peter Mancini and

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Irene Mathyssen in a close three-way race. In 2002, he served as a co-chair of the Ontario Crime Control Commission. The Progressive Conservatives had lost much of their urban support by the time of the 2003 provincial election, and Mazzilli dropped to a third-place finish in London—Fanshawe against Mathyssen and the winner, Liberal Khalil Ramal. His younger brother John Mazzilli ran unsuccessfully for the

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in both the

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and 2006 federal elections. Frank worked both times as his campaign co-chairman.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzilli, Frank 1962 births Italian emigrants to Canada Living people Politicians from London, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario