ESTEVAN - There are now five candidates for the Estevan-Big Muddy constituency in the upcoming provincial election.
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party announced late last week that Phil Smith will carry the party's banner in the vote, slated to take place on Oct. 28.
According to his bio on the Saskatchewan NDP website, Smith was born in Arcola and works as a cook in the food services industry. He is a musician, having been a drummer in a band a hip-hop artist. Smith also has experience as a stand-up comedian.
No further information on Smith was released by the party, and he was not immediately available for comment.
He joins a field that also includes incumbent MLA Lori Carr of the Saskatchewan Party, Andrew Cey of the Saskatchewan United Party, Billy Paterson of the Green Party of Saskatchewan, and Phil Zajac of the Buffalo Party. Zajac is the party's leader.
The Saskatchewan Progress Party (formerly the Saskatchewan Liberal Party) and the Progressive Conservative Party had yet to announce candidates for the election as of Sunday afternoon.
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