Early Life and Career
Rizzo was an activist in Toronto's Italian community during the 1980s. She was elected in 1982 as a Catholic trustee on the Toronto Public School Board, winning in North York's third division.
Rizzo was a frequent ally of North York councillor Howard Moscoe during this period, and campaigned for North York's fourth council ward in the 1985 municipal election with support from Moscoe. She lost to Frank Di Giorgio. She later considered running for the Downsview NDP nomination for the 1987 provincial election, but ultimately declined. In 1987, she was listed as Ontario regional director for the Canadian Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis.
She campaigned for North York's fourth ward a second time in the 1988 municipal election, backed by Howard Moscoe's local organization as well as the Toronto Star newspaper. A newspaper report from the election lists her as thirty-four years old. She was again defeated by Di Giorgio. She later worked for Anthony Perruzza's campaign in the 1990 provincial election.
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