Andy Fillmore to run for Halifax Regional Municipality mayor

Andy Fillmore
Liberal member of Parliament Andy Fillmore rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

By Dan Ahlstrand

Posted Jul 3, 2024 11:51:29 AM.

Last Updated Jul 3, 2024 12:58:39 PM.

The worst-kept secret in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has been made public.

Halifax Member of Parliament Andy Fillmore announced Thursday morning in Dartmouth that he will run for mayor in the upcoming municipal election.

Fillmore announced last month that he would resign from his post as a MP before the House of Commons resumes sitting in the fall.

Fillmore joins Waye Mason, Pam Lovelace, Clay Thomas Bowser, Ryan Dodge, Nolan Greenough, Zoran Jokic and Blake Roache on the list of official candidates to replace outgoing Mayor Mike Savage.

Residents in HRM will elect a new Mayor and council on October 19.

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