| 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]
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.
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]
| 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 |