User:Who R you?/Jan Johnstone

Jan Johnstone is a school trustee and former Chair with the Bluewater District School Board, and has been a Canadian political candidate for the NDP both federally and now provincially in Ontario.

Background
Johnstone lives in Kincardine, Ontario with her husband Gord. They have two daughters, Jalene and Alex. She has a master's degree in Social Welfare Policy from McMaster and has begun work on her doctorate in education. Additional to her role as school trustee, Johnstone serves on the Ontario Public School Boards Association with her daughter Alex. She has experience as a university teaching assistant and a CUPE union member.

Johnstone is the Huron—Bruce candidate for the Ontario NDP in the 2014 Ontario General Election. Previously she ran for the New Democrats in Huron—Bruce in the 1997 federal election. Daughter Alex is also a candidate in the 2014 Ontario Election, representing the Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale district for the Ontario NDP.