Fassbender to run for B.C. Liberals in Surrey
The Canadian Press
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 5:08 PM PT
Last Updated: Feb 15, 2013 5:11 PM PT
Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender will run for the B.C. Liberals in the upcoming provincial election, the party has confirmed.
Fassbender has been acclaimed to run in the Surrey-Fleetwood riding and will be officially nominated on Feb. 24.
The three-term Langley mayor does not live in Surrey, but says he has always fought to ensure communities south of the Fraser River are well represented.
Surrey-Fleetwood is currently held by New Democrat MLA Jagrup Brar, who beat his Liberal challenger by nearly two-thousand votes in the 2009 provincial election.
Fassbender's candidacy comes just days after the Liberals lost a high profile Surrey candidate.
Former Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal announced he would give up his nomination in Surrey-Panorama Ridge as he resolves charges under the Income Tax Act.
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