He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2000 who represented the Hamilton area ridings of Wentworth North and Wentworth—Burlington.
He opposed school board amalgamation and told regional officials to refuse payment of social housing costs being downloaded by the province.
[6] During the election, he promised to resign if he was unable to prevent the amalgamation of Ancaster, Dundas and Flamborough into the City of Hamilton.
The Harris government pushed forward with its amalgamation plans at the end of 1999, and Skarica resigned from the legislature on February 7, 2000.
[7] After leaving office, Skarica went back to work as assistant Crown attorney serving Hamilton, Ontario.