core. He ran for mayor in 2003, finishing seven out of as many candidates. Martinus Geleynse was a local entrepreneur and the director of the Hamilton24, a large arts festival. Geleynse was also an organizer with the Our City, Our Future campaign, which promoted the proposed West Harbour stadium for the 2015 Pan American Games. Erik Hess was a professional landscape architect and superintendent of park development for the city of Hamilton. He also served as an independent consultant for the waterfront trust and as a member of the King Street West Business Improvement Area. Former Ward One Councillor Marvin Caplan, who served from 1994 until 2003, filed to run in Ward Two on September 8. James Novak had been the Elections Canada Returning Officer for Hamilton Centre and a longtime resident of Hamilton's lower city. After the resignation of Councillor Andrea Horwath, he ran in the 2004 by-election to fill her Ward Two seat. Diane Chiarelli was a partner with Chiarelli & Noble and the co-founder of United Grandparents of Canada. HooJung Jones, a Korean-Canadian businesswoman and author, was most notable for her book, Canadians Our Heros, 1950-1953 Korean War. She graduated from McMaster's Commerce program in 1999. Ian Deans, former New Democratic MP for Hamilton Mountain, filed to run for mayor on September 2, after openly speculating about a return to politics in a mid-2008 interview with the Hamilton Mountain News. He withdrew from the race to run for Ward 2 Councillor on September 7. Shane Coleman was the son of a stall-holder at the Hamilton Farmer's Market, and had, prior to running, lobbied the city for subsidized parking for market patrons. Matteo Gentile, a Mohawk College graduate, operated a small restaurant. Charlie Pipe was a line operator at Procter and Gamble who had graduated from the Dundas Valley School of Art. Ned Janjic, a graduate of McMaster University's Political Science program, was a property owner and developer in Hamilton since completing his studies. Lloyd Ferguson Somali-Canadian Liban Abdi, an employee with Settlement and Integration Services Ontario (SISO), sought election in the downtown ward. Kevin Wright is a former Officer in the Canadian Forces and has worked with numerous non-profit groups city and province wide. Paul Casey Dawn Lescaudron ran in the 2006 election, placing third behind winner Bob Bratina with just over 5% of the vote. Pat Ielasi John Castle Ward Three (East Hamilton) |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"