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Former B.C. solicitor-general Rich Coleman is returning to politics

Retired MLA registers party for election, is considering running for Langley Township mayor
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Retired Langley East MLA Rich Coleman has registered a civic party for the Langley Township municipal election and is 含羞草研究社榮eriously含羞草研究社 considering a run for mayor (file)

Two years after he retired, former B.C. Solicitor-General Rich Coleman is returning to politics, this time at the municipal level, with the 含羞草研究社淓levate Langley Voters Association含羞草研究社 civic party in the Township of Langley, according to an Elections B.C. register of elector organizations.

The register lists former Langley East MLA Coleman as the 含羞草研究社渁uthorized principal official含羞草研究社 for the party.

While he has registered a civic party, whether Coleman will be running in the Oct. 15 election himself remains to be seen.

In a response to a Langley Advance Times query on Saturday, Aug. 6, Coleman confirmed he has been approached about running for mayor, but hasn含羞草研究社檛 decided yet.

含羞草研究社淎 lot of people have been on me to run for mayor,含羞草研究社 Coleman told the Langley Advance Times.

含羞草研究社淚含羞草研究社檓 seriously considering it.含羞草研究社

Coleman said he registered the Elevate Langley party when he did, because the Election B.C. deadline to register elector organizations for the pending municipal elections was Aug. 2, and he wanted to provide a vehicle for some potential Township candidates he has been mentoring.

含羞草研究社淚含羞草研究社檝e got some young folks who want to run,含羞草研究社 Coleman said.

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In the Elections B.C. register entry, Elevate Langley listed a contact phone number that turned out to be the office number for current Langley East MLA Megan Dykeman, who said she has no involvement with the party, calling it 含羞草研究社渁bsolutely an error.含羞草研究社

Coleman said he would check into it.

In 2018, Coleman was considering a run for Surrey mayor, but decided against it.

Coleman spent 24 years in provincial politics before he retired in 2020, including four years as provincial Solicitor-General.

Langley Township councillors Eric Woodward and Blair Whitmarsh have also announced mayoralty bids. So has former councillor Michelle Sparrow.

Elections B.C.含羞草研究社檚 register of civic parties listed Woodward as the principal official for the 含羞草研究社淐ontract with Langley Association含羞草研究社 party, which, the filing indicates, will be fielding candidates for council and school board.

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