Karen Vecchio | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Riding1: | Elgin—Middlesex—London |
Parliament1: | Canadian |
Term Start1: | October 19, 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Joe Preston |
Birth Name: | Karen Louise Martyn |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1971 |
Birth Place: | St. Thomas, Ontario |
Profession: | Executive Assistant |
Party: | Conservative |
Alma Mater: | Georgian College University of Western Ontario |
Residence: | Lynhurst, Ontario |
Spouse: | Mike Vecchio (2005-present) |
Children: | 5 |
Karen Louise Vecchio (née Martyn; born March 6, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has since 2015 served a Conservative Party Member of Parliament. She serves in the House of Commons, representing the federal electoral ward Elgin—Middlesex—London.[1]
She was raised in Sparta, Ontario. Prior to her election, Vecchio owned and operated the Coffee Grind coffee shop in London, Ontario, which she eventually sold. She then joined the New Sarum Diner in Central Elgin in a management role.
In 2004, Vecchio started working for then-Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, Joe Preston, eventually becoming his Executive Assistant before being elected herself.[2]
Vecchio was first elected an MP in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
On July 30, 2024, Vecchio announced that she will not seek re-election in the next federal election.[3]