Sandra Arias will be the NDP candidate in Battlefords-Lloydminster in the upcoming federal election.
The news was announced in a media release Monday by the party’s riding association.
Arias has won the nomination by acclamation, and the NDP federal electoral district association will make her candidacy official at their nomination meeting in North Battleford Aug. 16, which will also serve as a campaign kickoff.
She joins Conservative incumbent MP Gerry Ritz and Liberal nominee Larry Ingram as candidates in the race.
Arias has a background as a small businessperson and community leader, and has lived in the riding for over 30 years.
Currently, she works as director of operations for Sunchild Law Office. She has held elected office previously as band councillor on Red Pheasant First Nation.
In a statement, Arias laid out her priorities in the campaign.
“We need to make our riding, our province and our nation a better place to raise children, build economic security and retire comfortably,” said Arias. “Providing our citizens with affordable childcare, training and employment opportunities, resources for mothers and families, access to financing for small business and affordable housing for seniors are goals we all share, and goals for which New Democrats have always stood. I look forward to bringing the true voice of Battlefords-Lloydminster to our nation’s capital.”
With Arias’ nomination in Battlefords-Lloydminster, the NDP will have candidates in place in all 14 of Saskatchewan’s ridings. The federal election is set for Oct. 19.
