Lori Carr wants another term as the MLA for the Estevan constituency.
Carr was acclaimed as the Saskatchewan Party candidate for the riding for the next provincial election, expected in 2020.
“As we head toward the next provincial election, I am honored by the opportunity to continue to represent the constituency of Estevan,” said Carr. “I am proud of the progress our party has made. I’ve said it before, we are going to continue to move this province forward.
“I am ready to stand up for Estevan by standing up for Saskatchewan alongside our Premier Scott Moe.”
The nomination meeting was much less dramatic than when Carr became the Sask. Party’s candidate for the 2016 election. That nomination meeting, held in March 2015, saw her defeat Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig in a two-person race. Hundreds of people were in attendance.
In the 2016 provincial election, she received 5,454 of the 7,005 votes cast, or 77.86 per cent of the popular vote.
Since her election in 2016, Carr has been a member of the government’s house leadership team as deputy whip and has served the minister of finance and the minister responsible for SaskPower as a legislative secretary.
She was appointed as the minister of Highways and Infrastructure in August.
“Estevan has grown; Saskatchewan has grown.” Carr said, “Our record has been one of a continued response to our decade of growth. In the area of highways and infrastructure, we have responded to the growing needs of our communities by building bridges and by-passes to accommodate travellers."
