Drayton resident Ellen Papenburg has been named the federal NDP candidate for the Perth-Wellington riding.
The NDP Riding Association made its decision at a meeting held here on Nov. 15.
Papenburg is a small business owner, a Unitarian Lay Chaplain, past president of the Drayton Rotary Club and an active member of the Drayton community, where she has lived for 17 years with her husband and son.
“As President of the Perth-Wellington NDP I have had the pleasure of getting to know Ellen and her family,” said Kathy Vassilakos, riding association president and Election Planning Chair.
“Ellen has the determination of a woman who does not waste time talking about all the things she has done, or is doing, but instead focuses her energy and time working on issues that are important.”
Said Papenburg, “After being asked to run on previous occasions, I feel it is time to answer the call and adhere to my family’s tradition of political activism in Holland.”
