Drew Hutton (politician)

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Drew Hutton is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until 2004.

Political career

Hutton was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 2001 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Howard Sapers to pick up the Edmonton-Glenora electoral district for the Progressive Conservatives.^[1]

Hutton focused his time in office on improving education in Edmonton by holding a series of open forums at Edmonton area schools. He held the forums in an attempt to lobby the provincial government for more money to improve programs and school infrastructure.^[2] He also gave a 2 million dollar cheque to the YMCA Edmonton with funds raised through Alberta Lotteries.^[3]

Hutton ran for a second term in the 2004 Alberta general election but was defeated by Bruce Miller a candidate of the Alberta Liberals.^[4]

References

↑ "Edmonton-Glenora Official Results 2001". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
↑ "MLA Drew Hutton looks for peace in today's school system". Alberta Teachers Association. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
↑ "Edmonton YMCA Facility Update". YMCA. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
↑ "Alberta general election 2004 Statement of Official Results Edmonton Glenora" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2008-03-21.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by Howard Sapers	MLA Edmonton-Glenora 2001–2004	Succeeded by Bruce Miller

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