Linda Hepner | |
|---|---|
 Hepner in 2016 | |
| 36th Mayor of Surrey | |
| In office December 8, 2014 –November 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dianne Watts |
| Succeeded by | Doug McCallum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16,1949 Fredericton,New Brunswick |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative (provincial) Surrey First (municipal) |
| Residence | Surrey |
| Occupation | Politician |
Linda 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]
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.
On 20 June 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]
| Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
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