The NDP now have a candidate in place in the Biggar-Saskatchewan Valley constituency.
Dan Richert was nominated for the NDP in the riding at a nomination meeting Saturday evening.
According to the party’s news release, Richert works for LaRoche McDonald Agencies, and previously for Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership, a non-profit that helps developers build affordable housing. He was dean of students at Rosthern Junior College for four years and served as their development and community relations officer. He also had volunteered as the board chair for Saskatchewan youth summer camps offered through his church while in university.
“I share Cam Broten’s vision of families, students and seniors benefiting so much more in Saskatchewan,” said Richert in a statement.
“During boom times in our province, the Sask. Party failed to invest in what matters most and they wasted so much money on misplaced priorities. Now, instead of cutting their own waste, they're cutting the health care and education we should all be able to count on.”
The Biggar-Sask. Valley constituency is located southeast of the Battlefords. Other confirmed candidates include Darcy Robillard of the Green Party and the incumbent, Randy Weekes, of the Saskatchewan Party.
