# Ken Boshcoff

Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949) is a Canadian politician who has currently served as the mayor of Thunder Bay since October 2022. He previously served as mayor from 1997 to 2003. Boshcoff also served as a member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River from 2004 to 2008.

## Early life

Boshcoff was born in Fort William and was raised in Westfort by parents of Ukrainian/Polish and Bulgarian descent. He attended Crawford, St. Ann, St Patrick, and Westgate schools. Boshcoff then studied at Lakehead University as an undergraduate, then proceeded to graduate studies at York University.

## Career

As a teenager, he began an office-cleaning company and then worked a series of part-time jobs until completing his degrees. Mr. Boshcoff obtained work in the Provincial and National Parks systems to pay for his tuition and developed his environmental skills in Quetico, Pukaskwa, Gros Morne, Terra Nova, and the St Lawrence Islands.
He later worked for the Federal Government as the District Planner for Indian and Northern Affairs. After that he joined the family insurance business, moving to the Thunder Bay Port Authority as their Director of Marketing. Later, with his brother, he formed a new company "Boshcoff & Associates" until becoming Mayor.
After six years as mayor, Boshcoff became the member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River and served from 2004 to 2008.
He returned to the business world as a consultant in Business Development and Government Navigation.
He has worked as a mediator and provided advice on governance as well as finding solutions for both not-for-profit organizations and businesses. He returned to Council in 2010, and became known for his advocacy for the community.
Boshcoff ran for mayor in Thunder Bay's 2014 municipal election. He was the runner up, losing to the incumbent Keith Hobbs.

## Electoral Record
### Municipal

| 2014 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Keith Hobbs | 14,463 | 38.96% |
| Ken Boshcoff | 12,051 | 32.46% |
| Shane Judge | 9,531 | 25.67% |
| Colin Burridge | 412 | 1.11% |
| Douglas David Mackay | 362 | 0.98% |
| Henry Wojak | 304 | 0.82% |
| Total | 37,123 | 100.00 |
| 2010 Thunder Bay Councillor At Large Election |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ken Boshcoff - Elected | 22,516 | 14.62% |
| Larry Hebert - Elected | 18,477 | 11.99% |
| Iain Angus - Elected | 15,744 | 10.24% |
| Rebecca Johnson - Elected | 14,201 | 9.22% |
| Aldo Ruberto - Elected | 13,396 | 8.70% |
| Lawrence Timko | 12,650 | 8.21% |
| Norm Staal | 11,088 | 7.20% |
| Gerald Graham | 7,744 | 5.02% |
| Beatrice Metzler | 7,603 | 4.93% |
| Dick Waddington | 6,113 | 3.97% |
| Darren Roberts | 4,660 | 3.02% |
| Cindy Crowe | 3,706 | 2.40% |
| Sharon Ostberg | 3,631 | 2.35% |
| House Richard Moorey | 3,238 | 2.10% |
| Norman Sponchia | 3,082 | 2.00% |
| Tyler Woods | 2,967 | 1.92% |
| Sydney Pettit | 1,256 | 0.81% |
| Iqbal Khan | 1,225 | 0.79% |
| Marvin Robert McMenemy | 650 | 0.42% |
| Total | 153,977 | 100.00 |

### Federal

2011 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | John Rafferty | 18,085 | 48.7% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann | 10,097 | 27.2% |
| | Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 8,067 | 21.7% |
| | Green | Ed Shields | 909 | 2.4% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,158 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,288 | 60.1% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 62,018 |
2008 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | John Rafferty | 14,478 | 40.3% |
| | Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 11,589 | 32.3% |
| | Conservative | Richard Neumann | 8,466 | 23.6% |
| | Green | Russ Aegard | 1,377 | 3.8% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,910 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,015 | 57.05% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,128 |
2006 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 13,520 | 35.1% |
| | New Democratic | John Rafferty | 12,862 | 33.4% |
| | Conservative | David Leskowski | 10,485 | 27.2% |
| | Green | Russ Aegard | 1,193 | 3.1% |
| | Marijuana | Doug MacKay | 424 | 1.1% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,484 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 134 | 0.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,618 | 57.96% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,180 |
2004 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken Boshcoff | 14,290 | 39.4% |
| | New Democratic | John Rafferty | 10,781 | 29.7% |
| | Conservative | David Leskowski | 9,559 | 26.3% |
| | Green | Russ Aegard | 856 | 2.4% |
| | Marijuana | Doug Thompson | 547 | 1.5% |
| | Christian Heritage | Johannes Scheibler | 267 | 0.7% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,300 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 162 | 0.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,462 | 57.22% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,718 |
1988 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Iain Angus | 13,132 | 35.9% |
| | Liberal | Stan Dromisky | 11,968 | 32.7% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Boshcoff | 11,454 | 31.3% |
| | Communist | Paul Pugh | 75 | 0.2% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,629 | 100.0 |
1984 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Iain Angus | 14,715 | 41.5% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Boshcoff | 12,040 | 34.0% |
| | Liberal | Dale Willoughby | 8,704 | 24.5% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,459 | 100.0 |