Former CTV news anchor Tamara Taggart to run for federal Liberal party

Former CTV news anchor Tamara Taggart seeking federal Liberal nomination

Tamara Taggart / Instagram

Former CTV Vancouver news anchor Tamara Taggart has announced she’s planning to seek a nomination for the Liberal Party of Canada.

On Instagram, Taggart said she is seeking the nomination for Vancouver Kingsway, with the hashtag #TeamTrudeau.

In the post, Taggart said she wants to use her voice “in a positive way to make a difference,” before hashtagging #TeamTrudeau.

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I have some BIG news. I’m seeking the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for Vancouver Kingsway. This is something I’m very excited about + so is my family. I want to use my voice in a positive way to make a difference. I hope you will support me, more details to come! 🇨🇦 #TeamTrudeau

A post shared by Tamara Taggart (@tamarataggart) on Dec 11, 2018 at 9:49am PST

New Democrat MP Don Davies has held the Vancouver Kingsway riding for a decade and remained the incumbent for the past two federal elections, beating out Liberal and Conservative opposition.

Taggart also released a campaign kick-off video, via Twitter.

I have some BIG news. I’m seeking the @liberal_party nomination for Vancouver Kingsway. This is something I’m very excited about + so is my family. I want to use my voice in a positive way to make a difference. I hope you will support me. 🇨🇦 https://t.co/fZbemMz28z #TeamTrudeau pic.twitter.com/WrPedJe5R1

— Tamara Taggart (@tamarataggart) December 11, 2018

Taggart co-hosted CTV’s News at Six show with Mike Killeen until both were let go from their positions in April of this year.

More to come…

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