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Linda Hepner
Hepner in 2016
36th Mayor of Surrey
In office
December 8, 2014 – November 5, 2018
Preceded byDianne Watts
Succeeded byDoug McCallum
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Serpentine River
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byRiding Established
Personal details
Born (1949-05-16) May 16, 1949 (age 75)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative (provincial)
Surrey First (municipal)
SpouseAlan McMillan
Children1
ResidenceSurrey
OccupationPolitician

Linda Margaret Hepner (born May 16, 1949)[1] is a Canadian politician, who served as the 36th mayor of Surrey, British Columbia as of the 2014 municipal election.[2] She currently serves as the Conservative MLA for Surrey-Serpentine River since 2024.

Mayor of Surrey (2014–2018)

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After joining the city staff as a manager in 1985,[1] Hepner was first elected to Surrey City Council in 2005 on Doug McCallum's Surrey Electors Team slate;[1] however, McCallum himself was defeated in the mayoral race by Dianne Watts, and Hepner joined Watts' Surrey First team.[1]

During her time as Mayor, Hepner as stated that she will "break ground" with Surrey's LRT, starting with phase 1.

Hepner decided not to seek re-election and appointed Surrey First City Councillor Tom Gill to run for mayor on the Surrey First slate.[3][4] On October 20, 2018, former mayor Doug McCallum was elected to succeed her in the 2018 Surrey municipal election.

Later political career

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On June 20, 2024, Hepner was nominated as a Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate for the 2024 British Columbia general election, running in the Surrey-Serpentine River riding.[5]

Personal life

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Hepner's only son, Gordon Hepner, is a city councillor in Surrey, and she has two grandsons through him.[6][7] Hepner is currently married to Alan McMillan, who is an administrator the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.[8][9]

Electoral record

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2014 Surrey Municipal Election

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Candidate Party Vote %
Yes Linda Hepner Surrey First 48,622 48.15
Doug McCallum Safe Surrey Coalition 27,233 26.97
Barinder Rasode One Surrey 21,193 20.99
Grant Rice Independent 1,698 1.68
John Edwards Independent 1,067 1.06
Vikram Bajwa Independent 718 0.71
John Wolanski Independent 451 0.45

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sinoski, Kelly (October 31, 2014). "The Surrey mayoral race: Linda Hepner is a proven problem solver". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Bailey, Ian (November 15, 2014). "Linda Hepner elected Surrey mayor, succeeding long-time political ally". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner will not seek re-election – who will be her party's nominee? | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Brown, Scott (June 22, 2018). "Tom Gill is Surrey First's candidate for mayor". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.conservativebc.ca/linda_hepner_nominated_in_surrey_serpentine_river
  6. ^ "Councillor Gordon Hepner | City of Surrey". www.surrey.ca. November 7, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "An 'old soul' new to the political arena, Hepner follows mother's footsteps to Surrey City Hall". Surrey Now-Leader. November 21, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillor Linda Hepner". surreyfirst.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Surrey Food Bank Breakfast Fundraiser, a huge success!". Cuisine and Company | Vancouver Event Catering and Wedding Planning. May 9, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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