Angela Pitt (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

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to the

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representing the electoral district of Airdrie. She was elected under the banner of the

Wildrose Party The Wildrose Party (legally Wildrose Political Association, formerly the ''Wildrose Alliance Political Association'') was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Albe ...

, which then merged with the Progressive Conservative Party to form the

United Conservative Party The United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) is a conservative political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party ...

(UCP) in July 2017. She serves as the UCP Deputy House Leader. On June 20, 2018, Angela Pitt won the UCP nomination for the riding of Airdrie-East with 71% of the vote, contested by sports broadcaster Roger Millions. April 16, 2019, Pitt was re-elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

, representing the Airdrie-East riding under the United Conservative Party.

Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees

On May 21, 2019, Pitt was chosen by her peers to serve as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees in the

30th Alberta Legislature The 30th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on April 16, 2019. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by Jason Kenney, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by outgoing ...

Personal life

Angela Pitt is married and has two children. She holds a business administration diploma with a major in marketing from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). Pitt was a small business owner and managed a special events company before her life in politics. She eventually sold her business to focus primarily on her political career.

Controversies

Pitt's association with the Wildrose Party in the Airdrie community resulted in the claim that she may have been responsible for transferring a total of $16,000 from the Wildrose Party constituency association to a political action committee referred to as the Alberta Fund. This issue was resolved after Pitt revealed that one of the people who brought this claim against her was her opponent's campaign manager and Elections Alberta verified that transferring funds from constituency associations to a registered third party is not against the law. Pitt has been a vocal critic of the United Conservative Party government response to

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, joining 16 other members of the legislature in a letter denouncing COVID-19 restrictions in April 2021, and joined the "End the Lockdowns" national caucus of elected officials. In a video conference for the "Free Alberta Strategy" on September 28, 2021, Pitt stated she had "no confidence" in Premier

Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

, the statement came from growing dissatisfaction with the provincial government's response to COVID-19.

Electoral history

2019 general election

2015 general election

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1980s births Living people People from Airdrie, Alberta Wildrose Party MLAs Women MLAs in Alberta 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians United Conservative Party MLAs {{Alberta-politician-stub