His Worship
Ken Boshcoff
6th Mayor of Thunder Bay
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byBill Mauro
In office
1997–2003
Preceded byDavid Hamilton
Succeeded byLynn Peterson
Member of Parliament
for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
In office
June 28, 2004 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byStan Dromisky
Succeeded byJohn Rafferty
Personal details
Born (1949-06-20) June 20, 1949
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
Residence(s)Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Profession
  • Insurance executive
  • marketing manager

Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949) is a Canadian politician who has currently served as the mayor of Thunder Bay since October 2022. He previously served as mayor from 1997 to 2003. Boshcoff also served as a member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River from 2004 to 2008.

Early life

Boshcoff was born in Fort William and was raised in Westfort by parents of Ukrainian/Polish and Bulgarian descent. He attended Crawford, St. Ann, St Patrick, and Westgate schools. Boshcoff then studied at Lakehead University as an undergraduate, then proceeded to graduate studies at York University.

Career

As a teenager, he began an office-cleaning company and then worked a series of part-time jobs until completing his degrees. Mr. Boshcoff obtained work in the Provincial and National Parks systems to pay for his tuition and developed his environmental skills in Quetico, Pukaskwa, Gros Morne, Terra Nova, and the St Lawrence Islands.

He later worked for the Federal Government as the District Planner for Indian and Northern Affairs. After that he joined the family insurance business, moving to the Thunder Bay Port Authority as their Director of Marketing. Later, with his brother, he formed a new company "Boshcoff & Associates" until becoming Mayor.

After six years as mayor, Boshcoff became the member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River and served from 2004 to 2008.

He returned to the business world as a consultant in Business Development and Government Navigation.

He has worked as a mediator and provided advice on governance as well as finding solutions for both not-for-profit organizations and businesses. He returned to Council in 2010, and became known for his advocacy for the community.

Boshcoff ran for mayor in Thunder Bay's 2014 municipal election.[1] He was the runner up, losing to the incumbent Keith Hobbs.

Electoral Record

Municipal

2014 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election
Candidate Vote  %
Keith Hobbs14,46338.96%
Ken Boshcoff12,05132.46%
Shane Judge9,53125.67%
Colin Burridge4121.11%
Douglas David Mackay3620.98%
Henry Wojak3040.82%
Total37,123100.00
2010 Thunder Bay Councillor At Large Election
Candidate Vote  %
Ken Boshcoff - Elected22,51614.62%
Larry Hebert - Elected18,47711.99%
Iain Angus - Elected15,74410.24%
Rebecca Johnson - Elected14,2019.22%
Aldo Ruberto - Elected13,3968.70%
Lawrence Timko12,6508.21%
Norm Staal11,0887.20%
Gerald Graham7,7445.02%
Beatrice Metzler7,6034.93%
Dick Waddington6,1133.97%
Darren Roberts4,6603.02%
Cindy Crowe3,7062.40%
Sharon Ostberg3,6312.35%
House Richard Moorey3,2382.10%
Norman Sponchia3,0822.00%
Tyler Woods2,9671.92%
Sydney Pettit1,2560.81%
Iqbal Khan1,2250.79%
Marvin Robert McMenemy6500.42%
Total153,977100.00

Federal

2011 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticJohn Rafferty18,08548.7%
ConservativeMaureen Comuzzi-Stehmann10,09727.2%
LiberalKen Boshcoff8,06721.7%
GreenEd Shields9092.4%
Total valid votes 37,158100.0
Total rejected ballots 1300.3%
Turnout 37,28860.1%
Eligible voters 62,018
2008 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticJohn Rafferty14,47840.3%
LiberalKen Boshcoff11,58932.3%
ConservativeRichard Neumann8,46623.6%
GreenRuss Aegard1,3773.8%
Total valid votes 35,910100.0
Total rejected ballots 1050.3%
Turnout 36,01557.05%
Eligible voters 63,128
2006 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalKen Boshcoff13,52035.1%
New DemocraticJohn Rafferty12,86233.4%
ConservativeDavid Leskowski10,48527.2%
GreenRuss Aegard1,1933.1%
MarijuanaDoug MacKay4241.1%
Total valid votes 38,484100.0
Total rejected ballots 1340.4%
Turnout 36,61857.96%
Eligible voters 63,180
2004 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalKen Boshcoff14,29039.4%
New DemocraticJohn Rafferty10,78129.7%
ConservativeDavid Leskowski9,55926.3%
GreenRuss Aegard8562.4%
MarijuanaDoug Thompson5471.5%
Christian HeritageJohannes Scheibler2670.7%
Total valid votes 36,300100.0
Total rejected ballots 1620.4%
Turnout 36,46257.22%
Eligible voters 63,718
1988 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticIain Angus13,13235.9%
LiberalStan Dromisky11,96832.7%
Progressive ConservativeKen Boshcoff11,45431.3%
CommunistPaul Pugh750.2%
Total valid votes 36,629100.0
1984 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticIain Angus14,71541.5%
Progressive ConservativeKen Boshcoff12,04034.0%
LiberalDale Willoughby8,70424.5%
Total valid votes 35,459100.0

References

  1. ↑ "Ken Boshcoff - Mayor - Thunder Bay Votes Thunder Bay Votes". tbayvotes.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014.
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