West Perth councillor announces candidacy for Progressive Conservatives

A councillor from ­West Perth is seeking the nomination for the Progressive Conservative in the next pro­vincial election in the Perth Wellington riding.

Councillor Jeff Marshall recently announced his candidacy.

“I want to go to Queen’s Park to help tame out-of-control government spending, cut job-killing red tape and allow Perth-Wellington’s  rural and small urban municipalities to have their own say on what happens within their commu­nities,” he said

Marshall, 39, lives in Mit­chell with his young family.  He was born in St. Marys, raised in the country, and attended local schools.

After receiving a BA from the University of Western Ontario, he went to work in the agricultural industry for John Deere Canada and Alpha Laval Agri.

Marshall’s provincial gov­ern­ment experience includes working for the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the parliamentary secre­tary to the Solicitor General.

Following his work in government he spent several years at CAA South Central Ontario, working with muni­cipal governments on issues of infrastructure and transporta­tion. He currently provides independent marketing analysis services. As a councillor for the Mitchell ward in West Perth, he has served on the Police Services Board and water and wastewater committee. His com­munity involvement in­clud­es work with Mitchell minor Sports, Mitchell minor hockey and Habitat for Humanity’s Mitchell build on the Friends Committee.