Linda Hepner
Linda Hepner | |
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Hepner in 2016 | |
36th Mayor of Surrey | |
In office December 8, 2014 – November 5, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Dianne Watts |
Succeeded by | Doug McCallum |
Personal details | |
Born | May 16, 1949 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Conservative (provincial) Surrey First (municipal) |
Residence | Surrey |
Occupation | Politician |
Linda Hepner (born May 16, 1949)[1] is a Canadian politician, who served as the 36th mayor of Surrey, British Columbia as of the 2014 municipal election.[2]
Mayor of Surrey (2014–2018)
[edit]After joining the city staff as a manager in 1985,[1] Hepner was first elected to Surrey City Council in 2005 on Doug McCallum's Surrey Electors Team slate;[1] however, McCallum himself was defeated in the mayoral race by Dianne Watts, and Hepner joined Watts' Surrey First team.[1]
During her time as Mayor, Hepner as stated that she will "break ground" with Surrey's LRT, starting with phase 1.
Hepner decided not to seek re-election and appointed Surrey First City Councillor Tom Gill to run for mayor on the Surrey First slate.[3][4] On October 20, 2018, former mayor Doug McCallum was elected to succeed her in the 2018 Surrey municipal election.
Later political career
[edit]On June 20, 2024, Hepner was nominated as a Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate for the 2024 British Columbia general election, running in the Surrey-Serpentine River riding.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]2014 Surrey Municipal Election
[edit]Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
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Surrey First | 48,622 | 48.15 | |
Doug McCallum | Safe Surrey Coalition | 27,233 | 26.97 |
Barinder Rasode | One Surrey | 21,193 | 20.99 |
Grant Rice | Independent | 1,698 | 1.68 |
John Edwards | Independent | 1,067 | 1.06 |
Vikram Bajwa | Independent | 718 | 0.71 |
John Wolanski | Independent | 451 | 0.45 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sinoski, Kelly (October 31, 2014). "The Surrey mayoral race: Linda Hepner is a proven problem solver". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Bailey, Ian (November 15, 2014). "Linda Hepner elected Surrey mayor, succeeding long-time political ally". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner will not seek re-election – who will be her party's nominee? | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Scott (June 22, 2018). "Tom Gill is Surrey First's candidate for mayor". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ https://www.conservativebc.ca/linda_hepner_nominated_in_surrey_serpentine_river
External links
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