Background
Shandro was the son of Stefan Shandro and his wife, Anastasia (née Ostashek).
Shandro was the son of Stefan Shandro and his wife, Anastasia (née Ostashek).
He became a prominent farmer and was postmaster of a rural community that bore his family"s name (Shandro, Alberta). In 1905 Shandro married Rose Hawrelak, daughter of Nicoli Hawrelak of Bukowina. They had six children.
Educated at Edmonton Business College, Shandro became a federal homestead inspector in 1907.
Shandro ran as a candidate for the Alberta Liberal Party for the riding of Whitford in 1913. He served as a lieutenant in the Canadian Army during World War I.
In 1921 Shandro was returned by acclamation for Whitford (the nomination papers of the opposing UFA candidate were rejected).
His election was appealed, the court declared the election void and a by-election writ was issued for July 10, 1922. Shandro was defeated in the by-election.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1926 and 1935 Alberta elections.
However, Shandro was re-elected in the March 15, 1915, by-election, and was acclaimed in 1917 by act of the Legislature which allowed for all members of the Assembly serving in the armed forces to be automatically returned to their seats in the Legislature.