Logan Oxenham Explained

Logan Oxenham
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Kirkfield Park
Term Start:October 3, 2023
Predecessor:Kevin Klein
Party:New Democratic
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Children:1[1]

Logan Jax Oxenham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of Kirkfield Park as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[2]

He previously ran in the district in the 2022 by-election, losing narrowly to Kevin Klein.[3]

He is Canada's first transgender politician elected to either a provincial, territorial or federal elected office.[4] Fellow New Democrat Uzoma Asagwara, elected in 2019, is non-binary and preceded him as the first non-cisgender MLA in Manitoba.

Prior to being elected, he was a juvenile correctional officer and counsellor at the Manitoba Youth Centre.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kirkfield Park. Manitoba New Democratic Party. 7 October 2023.
  2. News: Petz . Sarah . Health Minister Audrey Gordon among Winnipeg PC cabinet ministers losing seats to NDP . October 4, 2023 . . October 3, 2023.
  3. Nathan Liewicki, "Kevin Klein wins tight Kirkfield Park byelection to hang on to legislature seat for Manitoba PCs". CBC News Manitoba, December 13, 2022.
  4. Kevin Rollason, "Notable landmarks on election landscape". Winnipeg Free Press, October 3, 2023.
  5. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/election-candidates/provincial-2023/logan-oxenham "About Logan Oxenham"