The BC Liberals have named their third Tri-City candidate for next year's provincial election.
On Wednesday, the party acclaimed Steve Kim to face off against incumbent NDP MLA Selina Robinson in the riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville in 2017.
Kim, 43, a Centennial secondary graduate and Maillardville resident, is the BC Liberal president for the riding and ran against Robinson in 2013, losing by 41 votes following a judicial recount.
"I feel very fortunate that I'm going to have a lot more time this time around," Kim told The Tri-City News today. "I am hoping to get to more doors and talk to the people."
Kim said, if elected, he wants to bring better riding representation to Victoria and fight for improved safety measures at the Brunette interchange. He also wants to bring a stronger voice to seniors and multicultural issues.
Kim's nomination comes a month after the BC Liberals named Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer and Joan Isaacs as candidates for the May 9, 2017, contest. Isaacs lost to the NDP's Jodie Wickens in the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain byelection in February.
No BC Liberal candidate has been chosen for the riding of Port Coquitlam, a seat currently held by veteran NDP MLA Mike Farnworth.
The NDP has yet to officially announce its candidates.
