Linda Hepner Explained

Linda Hepner
Office:36th Mayor of Surrey
Term Start:December 8, 2014
Term End:November 5, 2018
Predecessor:Dianne Watts
Successor:Doug McCallum
Birth Date:May 16, 1949
Birth Place:Fredericton, New Brunswick
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Conservative (provincial)
Surrey First (municipal)
Residence:Surrey
Occupation:Politician

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]

Mayor of Surrey (2014–2018)

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; however, McCallum himself was defeated in the mayoral race by Dianne Watts, and Hepner joined Watts' Surrey First team.

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.

Later political career

On June 20, 2024, Hepner was nominated as a Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate for the 2024 British Columbia general election, running in the Surrey-Serpentine River riding.[5]

Electoral record

2014 Surrey Municipal Election

CandidatePartyVote%
Linda HepnerSurrey First48,62248.15
Doug McCallumSafe Surrey Coalition27,23326.97
Barinder RasodeOne Surrey21,19320.99
Grant RiceIndependent1,6981.68
John EdwardsIndependent1,0671.06
Vikram BajwaIndependent7180.71
John WolanskiIndependent4510.45

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Surrey mayoral race: Linda Hepner is a proven problem solver. Kelly. Sinoski. Vancouver Sun. October 31, 2014. November 29, 2014.
  2. Web site: Linda Hepner elected Surrey mayor, succeeding long-time political ally. Ian. Bailey. The Globe and Mail. November 15, 2014. November 29, 2014.
  3. Web site: Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner will not seek re-election – who will be her party's nominee? CBC News . CBC . October 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: Brown . Scott . Tom Gill is Surrey First's candidate for mayor . Vancouver Sun . October 23, 2018 . June 22, 2018.
  5. https://www.conservativebc.ca/linda_hepner_nominated_in_surrey_serpentine_river