Frank Scarpitti is the current mayor

Mayor

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 of Markham, Ontario

Markham, Ontario

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.

Born in Ontario

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 in 1960 and moved to Markham from Toronto in 1965. Scarpitti was appointed mayor from 1992 to 1994 following the death of Tony Roman

Tony Roman

Anthony Roman was a politician in Ontario, Canada. Roman served as the Mayor of the Town of Markham, Ontario from 1970 to 1984, Chair of the Regional Municipality of York in 1984, and independent Member of Parliament for the riding of York North from 1984 to 1988.Roman won the 1984 election in...

, but was defeated by Don Cousens

Don Cousens

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 in the 1994 municipal election

Ontario municipal elections, 1994

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. He subsequently worked as broadcaster with CFMT

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 in Toronto

Toronto

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 during his absence from politics from 1994 to 1997.

Scarpitti has served various roles in municipal politics as York Region Councillor (1985–1997), Budget Chief (2003–2006) and Deputy Mayor (1991–1992, 1997–2006). He was elected in 2006 as mayor to replace Don Cousens who has since retired. He was re-elected in 2010 with 85% of the vote.

Scarpitti has also served on various town committees, including:

• Chair of York Region's Planning and Economic Development Committee
• member of the Finance and Administrative Committee
• member of the Community Services Committee
• Co-chair Kyoto at the Town of Markham
• Chair of York Regional Planning and Economic Development Committee
• member of the Transit Committee
• member of the Solid Waste Committee
• member of the York Region's Youth Advisory Committee
• member of the Markham Theatre Board
• member of the Rouge Park Alliance
• member of the Canada Day
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   Committee
• Vice-Chairman of Power Stream
  Power Stream
  PowerStream is the second largest municipally-owned electricity distribution company in Ontario, delivering power to more than 325,000 residential and business customers in the communities of Aurora, Alliston, Barrie, Beeton, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Penetanguishene, Markham, Richmond Hill,...