Randy Kamp

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Randy Kamp (born August 30, 1953) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission.

Randy Kamp is pro-life and anti-gay marriage, and has been able to mobilize local evangelicals to gain his local political success to this point. The trade-off is his early polarizing use of his religious connections has taken this "safe" Conservative seat, won by huge margins prior to his involvement, to a slim battle between between the NDP and himself. Attempts to refine this image have led to a slow regrowth of Conservative support in the riding.

Born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Randy Kamp is a Baptist pastor and and was the Executive Assistant to the former MP for his riding, Grant McNally, for 7 years prior to becoming the MP himself in 2004. He was first elected in 2004. After his re-election in 2006 Kamp was named the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and he serves as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans'.