Local geologist Keith Benn will be running on the New Blue Party of Ontario ticket in the upcoming Lambton-Kent-Middlesex by-election to fill the vacancy left by former PC MPP Monte McNaughton.
Benn, a Wallaceburg-area resident, recently announced he will seek a seat in the Ontario Legislature and has received his pre-writ certification of nomination from Elections Ontario, according to the L-K-M riding association of the New Blue Party of Ontario.
In a media release, Benn said he is “very much looking forward to meeting and speaking with the voters of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and sharing with them the importance of sending a new voice,” such as his, to Queen’s Park.
The candidate is holding an information evening in Thamesville on Feb. 8. He will be at the Royal Canadian Legion at 7 p.m.
It’s Benn’s second run for the New Blue party. In 2022, the former University of Ottawa professor ran as a candidate for Sarnia-Lambton in the provincial election but was bested by Ontario PC candidate Bob Bailey.
