Randy Simms is a former politician and radio host. He was
mayor
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of
Mount Pearl,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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from 2007 to 2017. Simms was also host of ''Open Line'', a call-in radio
talk show
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that airs weekday mornings on the
VOCM/
CFCB
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radio network, and a political commentator for ''
The Telegram
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'' and
CBC News
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.
Municipal politics
Simms became mayor of Mount Pearl in 2007, when the previous mayor,
Steve Kent stepped down to represent the district of
Mount Pearl North
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in the
House of Assembly
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.
He was re-elected by acclaimation in the
2009 and
2013 elections
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* 2013 Armenian presidential election 18 February 2013
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. Simms announced in May 2017 announced that he will not seek another term in the
2017 election.
Provincial politics
Simms' first foray into provincial politics was in the
1993 provincial election, representing the
Progressive Conservative Party in the electoral district of
Harbour Main. He came in second to Don Whelan, receiving 3141 votes to Whelan's 3310.
In 2014, Simms joined the
Liberal
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Office of the Official Opposition as an advisor. Following the Liberals forming government in the 2015 election, Simms was appointed as a researcher in the government members' office until being laid-off in 2017.
In 2015, Simms announced he would seek the
Liberal Party
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nomination in the district of
Mount Pearl North
Mount Pearl North, formerly known as Waterford Valley, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 9,622 eligible voters living within the district.
This suburban distr ...
. He was subsequently acclaimed as the party's candidate for the
2015 provincial election. On November 30, 2015, Simms was defeated by Progressive Conservative incumbent
Steve Kent.
References
External links
Mount Pearl City Council profile(archived copy)
Living people
Mayors of Mount Pearl
Canadian radio personalities
Year of birth missing (living people)
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