Kate Graham enters Ontario Liberal leadership race
Posted September 7, 2019 4:51 pm.
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A former provincial Liberal candidate from southwestern Ontario says she is running to be the party’s next leader.
Kate Graham, a 35-year-old Western University politics instructor, says she is entering the race to replace former premier and Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne.
Graham ran unsuccessfully for the Liberals in a London, Ont.-area riding, where she currently lives, during the 2018 provincial election.
In addition to her academic career and research, Graham also spent a decade as a public servant for the City of London.
Former Ontario deputy premier Deb Matthews and former Treasury Board president Eleanor McMahon have endorsed her.
The Ontario Liberal party suffered the worst defeat in its history in 2018, losing official party status and prompting Wynne’s resignation.
