Two-way race for York Region chair pits Wayne Emmerson against Mario Racco

Current chair will face off against former MPP

Yorkregion.com
June 14, 2018
Lisa Queen

There’s a two-way race so far for York Region’s top political job, which will be determined in a historic vote this fall.

For the first time, residents will vote for regional chair through legislation adopted by the provincial government.

Up to now, the $217,000-a-year position has only been selected by mayors and regional councillors, a process critics complained was undemocratic.

Now a resident of Pefferlaw in Georgina, he was previously a longtime mayor of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Racco, a Thornhill resident, is a former Vaughan councillor and Liberal MPP.

Voters will decide who will be regional chair during the municipal elections on Oct. 22.

The deadline to register as a candidate is July 27.