He was elected to the Ontario legislature for the riding of London--Fanshawe in the provincial election of 1999, defeating Liberal Peter Mancini and New DemocratIrene Mathyssen in a close three-way race. He was not appointed to cabinet by Mike Harris or Ernie Eves, and served for four years as a government backbencher. In 2002, he served as a co-Chair of the Ontario Crime Control Commission.
The Progressive Conservatives had lost much of their urban support by the time of the 2003 provincial election, and Mazzilli dropped to a third-place finish in London--Fanshawe against Mathyssen and the winner, Liberal Khalil Ramal.
FrankMazzilli (born December 7, 1962 in San Bartolomeo, Italy) is a politician in Ontario, Canada.
The Progressive Conservatives had lost much of their urban support by the time of the 2003 provincial election, and Mazzilli dropped to a third-place finish in London—Fanshawe against Mathyssen and the winner, Liberal Khalil Ramal.
His younger brother John Mazzilli ran unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party of Canada in both the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.
Frank Mazilli is a decent man and satisfactory MPP but this riding is going Liberal for sure: A) Mathyssen won't do better than last time.
The one thing that might allow Mazzilli to hold on is the vote split if he gains at Liberal and NDP expense, however Mathyssen could win it if she the Tories and Liberals start splitting votes while maintaining a base of at least 35-37%.
FrankMazzilli's victory will be made easier by the Tories going up in the polls.