Janice Sarich

Background

Janice Sarich was born April 26, 1958 in Edmonton.

Education

University of Alberta.

Career

She was first elected in the 2008 election, and held office until she was defeated in the 2015 election by NDP challenger Chris Nielsen. She obtained a bachelor"s degree in physical education and master"s of education degree from the University of Alberta. She holds project management and project leadership certificates from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).

Prior to entering public life, Sarich managed her own business consulting company for 25 years.

Her past community involvement includes being an advisory committee member to the Junior League of Edmonton and Catholic Social Services. Sarich served on Public Interest Alberta"s Democracy Task Force, which examined potential areas of democratic reform in Alberta.

Sarich"s first foray into electoral politics was in 2001, when she ran for a seat on the Edmonton Catholic School District"s board of trustees. During her first term, Sarich earned a reputation as a tight fiscal conservative, at times calling on the board to have its budget audited after reporting a deficit.

She did not seek reelection in 2007, allowing her to run for a seat in the Alberta Legislature.

Following the election, Sarich was appointed by Premier Editor Stelmach to the position of Parliamentary Assistant to the Education Minister, Dave Hancock. 2008 general election

2012 general election

2015 general election.

Achievements

• She defeated Ward 2 incumbent trustee Ronald Zapisocki by 602 votes to win the seat. In the 2008 provincial election, Sarich received 46% of the vote and defeated Liberal incumbent Bill Bonko by 723 votes to win the constituency of Edmonton-Decore.

Connections

opponent:

Jim Urlacher