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Sandra Pupatello | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Pupatello at the Toronto Region Board of Trade in 2013 | |
| Chair of Hydro One | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Preceded by | James Arnett |
| Succeeded by | David Denison |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office October 20, 1999 – September 7, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Piruzza |
| Constituency | Windsor West |
| In office September 26, 1995 – May 5, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | George Dadamo |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Constituency | Windsor—Sandwich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sandra Pizzolitto October 6, 1962 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Jim Bennett |
| Residence(s) | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Sandra Pupatello (née Pizzolitto; born October 6, 1962) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty. She did not run in the 2011 provincial election and took a position as director of business and global markets at PricewaterhouseCoopers. On November 8, 2012, Pupatello announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Ontario. On January 26, 2013, she lost to Kathleen Wynne on the third and final ballot. Afterwards, she returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers.[1] Pupatello served as chair of Hydro One from 2014 to 2015.[2]
Pupatello made an unsuccessful attempt at returning to elected office in 2019 when she stood as the federal Liberal candidate in Windsor West. She placed second behind New Democratic Party incumbent Brian Masse by a margin of 1,922 votes. In the subsequent 2021 Canadian federal election, Pupatello again stood as the Liberal candidate in Windsor West.[3] She again lost to Masse by an expanded margin of 8,032 votes.[4]
Pupatello is married to Jim Bennett, a former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party.
- ^ "Sandra Pupatello named CEO of WindsorEssex Economic Development Corp". Toronto Star. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "Sandra Pupatello out as chair of Hydro One". Windsor Star. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Here's who's running in the federal election in Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton". CBC News. September 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023.
- ^ Cross, Brian; Waddell, Dave (September 21, 2021). "Incumbent Masse defeats challenger Pupatello in Windsor West". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. Retrieved February 15, 2024.