UCP hopeful touts the importance of youth representation in politics

The United Conservative Party is polling positive for young people in the 18 to 35 year age bracket and it can be important for them to see a young person represent them, says one of the contestants in the Brooks-Medicine Hat riding.

While Michaela Glasgo, vying for the UCP nomination, is young herself, she is not inexperienced.

After graduating with a political science degree she has worked in the Cypress-Medicine Hat constituency office for three years.

It has meant hearing directly from constituents about their needs, desires and what they are looking for in the next provincial government.

“It’s active servant leadership. I would not be running if I did not know I could serve the people well,” Glasgo said at a membership rally she held Thursday evening at the Family Leisure Centre in Medicine Hat.

Glasgo believes the experience has enabled her to see the needs of constituents through a “compassionate lens.” She is also appreciative of the mentorship of two other MLAs, which has given her invaluable insight.

She believes one of the main concerns Albertans are expressing relates to provincial debt and what that means for the next generations.

Glasgo announced in early March her intention to seek the UCP nomination.

A date for voting in the nomination race has not been officially announced, but voters will be required to hold a current UCP membership.