Provincial Politics
In the provincial election of 2003, Orazietti scored an unexpectedly lopsided victory over Tony Martin, who had represented the Sault Ste. Marie riding since 1990. He is the first Liberal to win election in the provincial seat since 1937, and the first ever MPP from the city's prominent Italian community. Since his election, he has attained passage of a private member's bill reforming the province's Northern Health Travel Grant, and has spearheaded a petition for safety improvements along and eventual four-laning of Highway 17.
Orazietti has held numerous Parliamentary Assistant roles. On September 27, 2004, Orazietti was named parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education, Gerard Kennedy. He was then shifted to parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources, David Ramsay. From 2007 to 2009, David was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle. February - September 2009, he served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne. Orazietti served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources. He is currently Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier.
In addition, Orazetti served as Chair of the Northern Liberal Caucus and a member of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction. Orazetti has served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly and is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on General Government.
During the 2007 provincial election, Orazietti won the third highest percentage of the popular vote in the Ontario Liberal Party. He beat the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate by more than 10,000 votes and finished with more than 60% of the popular vote in the riding.
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