Jim Fannon
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Jim Fannon (born 1968), is a Canadian politician, radio talk show host, entrepreneur, and real estate agent in St. Catharines. He campaigned for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada in 2006.
Fannon is a veteran real estate sales representative with RE/MAX in the St. Catharines area and is the founder of Nature’s Hemp, a local business selling hemp-related food products. He is a former member of the Preservation of Agricultural Land Society (PALS), the Sierra Club of Canada, Fair Vote Canada and the Council of Canadians.
He has campaigned for both the Green Party of Canada and the Green Party of Ontario. After the 2003 provincial election, he commented that the majority government won by the Liberals would be better for Ontario than a Progressive Conservative victory. He was quoted as saying, "We've been under Tory rule for eight years and its been painful. The sick, the dying, the elderly and children have felt it the most".[1]
Fannon was a longshot candidate for the Green Party's leadership in 2006. He finished a distant third against former Sierra Club of Canada Executive Director Elizabeth May.
His campaign speech, nationally televised on CPAC, will be fondly remembered by Canadian political junkies for his use of the word "Freakin'" - as in "Elizabeth "Freakin'" May".
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| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 federal | Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold | Green | 295 | 6/7 | Gilbert Parent, Liberal | |
| 2003 provincial | St. Catharines | Green | 1,167 | 2.65 | 4/5 | Jim Bradley, Liberal |
| 2004 federal | St. Catharines | Green | 1,927 | 3.66 | 4/7 | Walt Lastewka, Liberal |
| 2006 federal | St. Catharines | Green | 2,305 | 3.99 | 4/6 | Rick Dykstra, Conservative |
