) is a business man and municipal politician from Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. He currently serves a member of Edmonton City Council

Edmonton City Council

The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...

 from 2007 to present.

Early life

Tony Caterina was born in Italy. His family moved to Canada

Canada

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 in 1962 and settled in Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. He majored in history at the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...

 and nearly completed an education degree.

Caterina became a successful business man by founding three clothing stores in 1974. He later founded and ran a local industrial supply company. He became involved in civic politics as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alberta Avenue Business Association.

Political career

Caterina ran for a seat Edmonton municipal council as a candidate in the 2004 Edmonton municipal election

Edmonton municipal election, 2004

The 2004 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 18, 2004 to elect a mayor and twelve councillors to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.-Voter turnout:...

 in Ward 3. He finished in a close third place out of five candidates losing to Ed Gibbons

Ed Gibbons

Ed Gibbons is a Canadian politician. He is a current municipal councilor in Edmonton, Alberta and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

 and Janice Melnychuk. He ran an attack campaign against the two incumbents that gave him a tough reputation in municipal politics.

After losing in the municipal election, Caterina ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...

 as a candidate under the Alberta Alliance Party

Alberta Alliance Party

The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...

 banner in the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre in the 2004 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 2004

The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

. He was defeated finishing in fifth out of sixth place losing to incumbent Laurie Blakeman

Laurie Blakeman

Laurie Blakeman is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Edmonton Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...

. The two polls occurred only a month apart.

First term

Caterina ran for Edmonton municipal council a second time in the 2007 Edmonton municipal election

Edmonton municipal election, 2007

The 2007 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, eight of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and four of the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools...

. Despite losing popular vote from the previous election he took the second place seat in the eight way race Ward 6. The seat was left open with the retirement of councilor Janice Melnychuk.

Caterina has fought to keep Edmonton Centre Airport

Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport

Edmonton City Centre Airport, , is located within the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bordered by Yellowhead Trail to the north, Kingsway to the south, 121 Street to the west, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to the east. It encompasses approximately of land just north...

 CYXD from being closed. He has also been a fiscal conservative on council supporting and encouraging the city to exercise budgetary restraint and reduce spending. He also serves as a representative for the City of Edmonton as a member of the Board of Directors for Northlands

Northlands

Northlands is a non-profit, volunteer organization in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1879, before the official incorporation of the city of Edmonton, or the province of Alberta....

 since being elected in 2007.

Caterina is currently running for a second term in office in the 2010 Edmonton municipal election

Edmonton municipal election, 2010

The 2010 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, seven of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers...

 this time in the new Ward 7. His campaign has been personally targeted by a graffiti artist who has been scrawling defaming criminal accusations on his campaign signs.

External links

• Tony Caterina web site