Simpson gets nod to seek second term
Scott Simpson
MP For Coromandel
Media
Release
12 December 2012
Simpson gets nod to seek second term
Coromandel MP Scott Simpson says he is both honoured and excited at being given the opportunity to seek another three years representing the people of New Zealand’s most diverse, vibrant and beautiful electorate.
Mr Simpson has been confirmed as the
Coromandel National Party candidate for the 2014 election.
There were no other nominations.
“I am very grateful
to the Coromandel National Party for putting their faith in
me again. And if the people of this beautiful part of the
world continue to give me the honour of being their voice in
Parliament I will do that with vigour and determination,”
Mr Simpson said.
The former CEO of the Make-A-Wish
Foundation was elected as Coromandel MP in 2011 with a
17,500 vote majority. He lives in Thames and has strong
family connections with Kuaotunu, north of Whitianga. In
February he was promoted to Chair of the Justice & Electoral
Select Committee and also sits on the Health Select
Committee.
Achieving the right balance between
environmental protections and the need to grow the economy
and create jobs remains a key goal for Mr
Simpson.
“We have to find better ways of marrying
those two issues if we are to attract the sort of investment
that will help keep our families here and stop the drain
towards the big cities. That is something I will be
committing further work to over the next few months and
indeed beyond if I get that mandate from the people of
Coromandel.”
ENDS