| Rita Kalmbach | |
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1st Mayor of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
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| In office January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Travale |
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| Spouse | Emil Kalmbach (current) |
Rita Kalmbach was the first mayor of Norfolk County and the wife of tobacco farmer Emil Kalmbach. She was first elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2003 after defeating 21-year-old political neopyhte Brian Decker by a wide margin. [1] Her current term expired in 2007. During her tenure as mayor, she prevented the municipality from passing a county-wide smoking ban. However, she failed to prevent a province-wide smoking ban from being put into place that officially began on June 1, 2006 at 12:01 AM.
| Preceded by None |
Mayor of Norfolk County 2000–2007 |
Succeeded by Dennis Travale |
