Hamilton’s Catholic board has appointed a new trustee to fill the vacant Ward 7 seat .

Tyler Iorio, 35, is returning to the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board (HWCDSB) table after he was selected by trustees at a special meeting on Tuesday.

“I’m from a family of educators, I’m an educator myself,” he said. “I want to give back to the community.”

Iorio was previously appointed as trustee for wards 3 and 4 in 2020, a position he held for two years. He also ran in the 2022 election for the wards 9 and 11 seat currently held by Louis Agro.

Eleven candidates, many products of or with kids in Catholic schools, each made a four-minute pitch to trustees, who then cast ballots in a secret vote.

It took two rounds of voting for trustees to achieve a majority. Iorio was selected in the

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