Conservative MP Karen Vecchio Not Running in Next Election

Published on July 30, 2024

Conservative MP Karen Vecchio has announced she will not be running in the next federal election, saying that all politicians have an “expiry date.” “I have made my decision, and that is to not run in the next election,” Ms. Vecchio said during an interview with the radio station 94.1 St. Thomas Today. “Next year when the federal election occurs, I will have been at 10 years. And for me, I believe everybody has an expiry date. And I know it’s time for me to be home.” Back in 2004, Ms. Vecchio began working for then-MP Joe Preston, eventually becoming his executive assistant. Ms. Vecchio was first elected in his Ontario riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London in 2015, and won re-election by a large margin in 2019 and 2021....

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