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]
Linda Hepner | |
|---|---|
 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 | Surrey First |
| Residence | Surrey |
| Occupation | Politician |
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.
Electoral record edit
2014 Surrey Municipal Election edit
| Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
 Linda Hepner
|
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.
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