Jon Carson | |
Smallimage: | Jon Carson 2015.jpg |
Caption: | Carson in May 2015 |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1991 |
Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Residence: | Edmonton, Alberta |
Assembly: | Alberta Legislative |
Constituency Am: | Edmonton-West Henday Edmonton-Meadowlark (2015-2019) |
Term Start: | May 5, 2015 |
Term End: | May 29, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Raj Sherman |
Successor: | Brooks Arcand-Paul |
Party: | Alberta New Democratic Party |
Occupation: | Electrician |
Jonathon Carson (born 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Meadowlark. Jon was re-elected on April 16, 2019 as an MLA for Edmonton-West Henday.[1]
Carson is a trained Electrician, studied at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, first attaining a diploma in radio and television broadcasting, then later returning for an electrical apprenticeship.After becoming MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark, Carson moved into a condo in Spruce Grove.[2] Carson was re-elected as an MLA for Edmonton-West Henday by a narrow margin over UCP candidate Nicole Williams in the 2019 Albertan general election.[3] He was appointed to be the Official Opposition Critic on Service Alberta in May 2019.[4] Carson announced he would not seek re-election in May 2022.[5] [6] He was succeeded by Brooks Arcand-Paul in the 2023 Alberta general election.