Andy Sparks, a real estate sales representative with Royal LePage, has lived in Ottawa all his life. Tracing his ancestry back almost 200 years to early settlers of Bytown and Goulbourn Township, Andy was born and raised in Ottawa and lives in Kanata with his wife Karen and daughter Summer.

Andy grew up in Kanata where he attended Katimavik Elementary School and Earl of March Secondary School. He graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Commerce with a concentration in Marketing and a Minor in Psychology in 2004.

Andy is a 4th degree black belt in TaeKwon-Do who has won gold medals in world championships. He has been teaching TaeKwon-Do at the Constance Bay Community Centre for 20 years.

Andy enjoys tennis, golf, skiing, hockey, boating, and flying.