Randy R. Hope (born ) is a

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, Canada. He was the mayor of the Municipality of

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from 2006 to 2018. He also served as a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.

Background

Hope was involved in the labour movement before entering political life. He served as a plant worker at Rockwell International, and was president of the

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Local 1941 in

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from 1985 to 1990. He also served as president of the Chatham and District Labour Council from 1988 to 1990, and was an area coordinator of the Coalition for Social Justice.

Provincial politics

Hope was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election. He defeated

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, the

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incumbent, by almost 4,000 votes in Chatham—Kent. The NDP won a majority government and Hope served as a

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to the Minister of Community and Social Services from 1990 to 1995. In March 1995, he announced a government grant of $2.9 million in Kent County. Hope also supported the domestic production of

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during his time in government. In the 1995 provincial election Hope was defeated finishing third behind winner Progressive Conservative Jack Carroll.

Municipal politics

In 2006, Hope was elected mayor of the Municipality of

. He was re-elected in 2010. He was defeated in the 2018 municipal election, finishing a distant third behind one-term Ward 6 (Chatham) councillor, Darrin Canniff and newcomer Alysson Storey. He garnered 14% of the vote.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hope, Randy 1959 births Canadian Auto Workers people Living people Mayors of Chatham-Kent Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs