Nate Erskine-Smith joins Beaches—East York race before Toronto election filing deadline
There are now nearly a dozen candidates vying to be the next Ward 19 Beaches-East York councillor after Brad Bradford opted to run for mayor.
Former federal Beaches–East York MP Nate Erskine-Smith is set to run for a seat on Toronto city council before the Oct. 26 election, filing his nomination papers on Wednesday ahead of the Friday deadline. The 42-year-old lawyer, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015, has been a member of Parliament since then, serving under multiple prime ministers and holding various ministerial roles.
Erskine-Smith's bid for the council position comes after he explored the possibility of running in the Scarborough Southwest byelection earlier this year, but ultimately came up short by 19 votes. With no incumbent candidate in Ward 19 Beaches–East York, the ward is currently open for competition, with 10 candidates vying for the position.
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