Smith names new UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 8, 2023.
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The West Lethbridge constituency of the UCP has a new candidate to run in the May 29 provincial election.Cheryl Seaborn, a former president of the of the Lethbridge West UCP Constituency Association, was named the party candidate Thursday morning by premier Danielle Smith.
The riding lost its first candidate last Thursday when Torry Tanner resigned after videos surfaced of her making inflammatory comments about Alberta students being exposed to pornography and being helped to change their gender identity by teachers.
The premier last week said she’d be working with the Lethbridge West constituency and the party to appoint a replacement.
On Thursday, the premier also welcomed as candidates Ron Wiehe in Grande Prairie – Wapiti and Joseph Angeles in Edmonton-South.
“I am thrilled to have Cheryl Seaborn, Ron Wiebe, and Joseph Angeles join our team of incredible candidates. After several conversations with these individuals and their local boards, I am confident they will do a tremendous job representing our party in their local constituencies of Lethbridge — West, Grande Prairie — Wapiti, and Edmonton — South, respectively,” Smith said in a press release.
Seaborn and her husband John have lived in Lethbridge for 25 years and have five children and six grandchildren. For 24 years, they’ve owned a successful business in the area, says the statement provided to media.
Seaborn “is a registered nurse and a University of Lethbridge alumni, graduating with the Gold Medal of Honour in the Health Sciences program. She has several years of experience managing rural hospitals in Southern Alberta and was recently awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for her positive relationship building with the Kainai Nation,” says the statement. Follow @albeebHerald on Twitter 4
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