Preceded by Ken Boshcoff Party New Democratic Party Spouse Pamela Cain | Name John Rafferty Succeeded by Don Rusnak | |
Born July 3, 1953 (age 70)
Wingham, Ontario ( 1953-07-03 ) Profession instructor, teacher, small business owner Role Member of the Canadian House of Commons Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2008 Profiles | ||
Political party New Democratic Party | ||
John Rafferty (born July 3, 1953 in Wingham, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River from 2008 to 2015. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.
Rafferty was previously the party's candidate in Thunder Bay—Superior North for the 2000 federal election, in Thunder Bay—Rainy River for the 2004 and 2006 federal elections, and in Thunder Bay—Atikokan in the 2003 and 2007 provincial elections. Provincially, he lost to incumbent MPP Bill Mauro by a margin of just 50 votes in 2007.
Rafferty worked as a radio broadcaster for CKPR in Thunder Bay before leaving to pursue his first election campaign. He subsequently launched his own business producing voiceovers for educational and training videos.
Rafferty introduced one piece of legislation: the National Strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Act. He first introduced it on September 30, 2010, in the third session of the 40th Parliament as a private member's bill. He re-introduced it in June 2011, during the first session of the 41st Parliament.