Rob Hutchison

Rob Hutchison is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He has served on the Kingston City Council since 2006 and has run for the New Democratic Party in two federal elections.
Early life and career
Hutchison was born in Belleville, Ontario and was raised near Ottawa. He moved to Kingston in 1969 and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy from Queen's University (1974). He is also a graduate of the George Brown College Print Technology program and the St. Lawrence College Municipal Administration and Social Services Administration diploma programs.
After working in the Toronto printing trade, Hutchison returned to Kingston in 1986. He began working at Kingston Co-operative Homes in 1989 and is now the property coordinator of this not-for-profit agency. He has also been president of the Kingston Community Options Fund and the Kingston Global Community Centre, as well as serving on the Kingston Not-for-Profit Housing Association.
Councillor and candidate
Hutchison ran for a spot on the Kingston Public Utilities Commission in 1991 and finished sixth in a field of twelve candidates (the top four candidates were elected). In 1996, he argued before a provincial committee against proposed changes to Ontario's labour laws by the right-wing government of Mike Harris. He first ran for Kingston City Council in 1997 and lost to veteran politician Ken Matthews in a close contest in the city's eighth ward.
Hutchison was the New Democratic Party candidate for the electoral division of Kingston and the Islands in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections. He increased his party's vote total from previous elections, but finished third against Liberal incumbent Peter Milliken both times. He was later elected to city council in the 2006 municipal election, winning a convincing victory in the King's Town district, where he is a long-time resident.
Hutchison is also a keen chess player of near Candidate Master strength, and has organized chess matches in the Kingston region.

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