1. Todd Loewen was afterward elected in Central Peace-Notley as a member of the United Conservative Party and briefly sat as an independent until being welcomed back by premier Danielle Smith.
17 Facts About Todd Loewen
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On June 1,2022, Todd Loewen registered his candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, which was held on October 6,2022.
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Todd Loewen moved to the Valleyview area at a young age, in 1967, with his parents and two brothers where he lived on a farm and homestead.
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In 1989, Todd Loewen purchased his own farm and started a small business.
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Todd Loewen is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Todd Loewen first contested a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2008 Alberta general election in the Grande Prairie-Smoky electoral district as a member of the Wildrose Alliance, finishing third with 13 per cent of the vote behind Progressive Conservative incumbent Mel Knight and Liberal John Croken.
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Todd Loewen, following his defeat, served as the Northern Director for the Wildrose board for two years and as one of the three members of the board on the Wildrose leadership nominating committee in 2009.
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Todd Loewen again stood as the candidate for the renamed Wildrose Party in the 2012 Alberta general election in Grande-Prairie-Smoky finishing second with 41 per cent of the vote behind Progressive Conservative and former Reeve of County of Grande Prairie Everett McDonald who captured 46 per cent of the vote.
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Todd Loewen was elected in the newly formed Central Peace-Notley electoral district in the 2019 Alberta general election capturing 75 per cent of the vote, defeating former New Democrat Minister of Energy Marg McCuaig-Boyd to sit in the 30th Legislature.
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In February 2021, Todd Loewen argued for a regional based reopening strategy during the end of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta.
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On May 13,2021 Todd Loewen posted an open letter calling for Premier Jason Kenney to resign, and in the letter Todd Loewen resigned his position as caucus chair, but did not resign from the United Conservative Party.
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On June 1,2022, Todd Loewen registered his candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, which was scheduled for October 6,2022.
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In 2023 Todd Loewen was elected to the 31st Alberta Legislature.
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Todd Loewen received a mandate letter for the Ministry of Forestry and Parks from Premier Danielle Smith in July 2023.
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On 1 November 2023 Todd Loewen was interviewed at the Jasper Park Lodge as part of the Alberta Forests Products Association annual general meeting.
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Todd Loewen lamented the fact that the year was a record breaker for forest fires.
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Todd Loewen promised a departmental review of the wildfire response and emphasized the value of the forestry management process in deterring catastrophic wildfires.