The Opportunities Party
is pleased to announce Auckland Policy Researcher David Hay
as a list candidate for the 2017 General
Election.
“David joins an ever-growing group of Kiwis
from all backgrounds who are picking TOP as the party for
real change this election.” Says TOP Founder and Leader Dr
Gareth Morgan, “His policy background and previous
campaign experience make him a welcome addition to the
team.”
David has run for the Auckland mayoralty as an
independent and was a member and candidate for the Green
Party.
“I was originally attracted to TOP by its
environmental policies which are clearer sharper and more
realistic than the Greens.” Mr Hay says, “Looking deeper
at their solutions on housing, inequality and social reform
I realised they have a real ability to work for progress on
those issues across the political
spectrum.”
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