Russell Field Explained

Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Am:Capalaba
Assembly:Queensland Legislative
Term Start:26 October 2024
Predecessor:Don Brown
Party:Liberal National

Russell Field is an Australian politician and anti-crime advocate. A member of the Liberal National Party (LNP), he was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Capalaba in the 2024 Queensland state election.[1]

Political career

Field's son Matthew was killed alongside his pregnant fiancée by a teenager in a stolen car on Australia Day in 2021, which Field claims inspired him to run for Parliament.[2] [3]

At the 2024 state election, Field won the seat of Capalaba in Brisbane for the Liberal National Party (LNP). He defeated sitting Labor MP Don Brown, who in 2023 described youth crime as a "media beat-up".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-10-26 . Capalaba - QLD Electorate, Candidates, Results . 2024-10-26 . abc.net.au . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Russell Field says he was inspired to 'make a difference' after his son was killed.. 28 October 2024. www.abc.net.au.
  3. Web site: 'I had to put my hand up': Victims of crime advocate to run for LNP in Qld election. Louise. Harris. 1 September 2024. Brisbane Times.
  4. Web site: Don Brown: Labor MP under fire for calling youth crime crisis a 'media beat-up'.

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