[1] He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo (1993), lived in Gore, Quebec from 2001 to 2008 and later moved to Saint-Jérôme.
He lived in McMasterville at the time of the 2008 election and was the production coordinator at an energy technology company.
She was a founding member of Québec Solidaire, having previously been involved in the feminist movement and Option citoyenne, and she has been a party candidate in two provincial elections.
[11] She focused her 2008 campaign on agriculture, economic development, and stemming the flow of young people from the area.
[12] In March 2009, Parti Québécois legislator Jean-Martin Aussant announced that Mathis had become a member of his office.
[15] She is also an environmental activist who has served as president of the Societe pour la conservation du Lac Lovering.
Paul Martin is a lifelong resident of Sorel (now Sorel-Tracy), Quebec, with over thirty years of teaching experience at the Cégep de SorelTracy.