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Tony Genco is a political candidate who has run in the Canadian federal elections and Ontario provincial elections several times for the Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario Liberal Party and Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Education and Early Life
Tony completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at York University. He later earned a Certificate of Advanced Leadership from the University of Toronto.

Career
Tony served as Chair of the York Central Hospital Board (now Mackenzie Health) where he strongly advocated for a new hospital in Vaughan. He was also the President and CEO of Downsview Park where he oversaw high profile events including the visit of Pope John Paul II during World Youth Day 2005 and the SARS benefit concert featuring the Rolling Stones.

An active community volunteer, Tony is a member of the Finance Council at St. Clare of Assisi Church and is an external fellow of York University’s McLaughlin College. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Columbus Centre, Vaughan Public Libraries, Heritage Vaughan and Vice Chair of the Industry Board for the College Council on Networks for Industry Innovation.

Tony was previously the Vice President of Rapid City Transportation, a regional provider of transportation services for individuals requiring special care. Since the mid 1990s, he has also worked in various capacities at the federal and provincial level serving both sitting Governments and the Official Opposition. He currently works in business development for DYN Exports, a local exporter of ‘good as new’ clothing and personal effects to developing countries.

1999 Ontario provincial election
Genco first ran as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate in the 1999 Ontario provincial election. Al Palladini was re-elected in the provincial election of 1999, defeating Genco by about 7,500 votes in the redistributed riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora.

2011 Canadian federal by-election
Genco ran as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in Vaughan during the 2011 Canadian federal election. Julian Fantino narrowly defeated him by just under 1,000 votes. The Globe and Mail noted that Fantino had "beat the Liberals out of one of their safest seats in Ontario, one they had held for 22 years".

Genco had the support of the Leader of the Official Opposition, Michael Ignatieff. During the campaign, Tony supported full day daycare, but switched positions in the 2011 Ontario provincial election.

Genco broke with the party after the federal wing did not want him to run again in the 2011 Canadian federal election.

2011 Ontario provincial election
Genco was an acclaimed candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate for Vaughan in the 2011 Ontario provincial elections. He was defeated by over 10,000 votes by Liberal rival Greg Sorbara.

2012 Ontario provincial by-election
Genco is currently running as the acclaimed candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in the 2012 Ontario provincial by-election in Vaughan.

Genco has supported the building of HWY 427.