Former mayor Murray endorses Redden in civic elction
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Glen Murray is endorsing Winnipeg mayoral candidate Noah Redden in Wednesday’s civic election, a news release issued by Redden’s camp says.
Murray — who was the city’s mayor from 1998 to 2004 and came second in the 2022 mayoral race, narrowly losing to Scott Gillingham — endorsed the progressive 27-year-old on Tuesday morning, a day before voters go to the polls.
“While other candidates are busy tearing each other down, Noah Redden is focused on building our city up,” Murray said in a news release distributed by Redden’s team. “At a time when Winnipeg desperately needs fresh thinking, practical solutions and a renewed sense of possibility, Noah stands out as a candidate who understands how great cities work — and, more importantly, how to make them work better for everyone.”
Former mayor Glen Murray (Mike Deal / Free Press files)
Murray called Redden’s platform a “thoughtful and pragmatic plan” to restore city neighbourhoods, boost the economy and modernize infrastructure.
“Noah understands something fundamental: a city’s greatest asset isn’t its roads, buildings or balance sheet,” Murray said in the release. “It’s its people, its neighbourhoods and the extraordinary things they can accomplish together.”
Once a low-polling candidate, Redden is now in third place with 14 per cent support, tied with candidate Mike Vogiatzakis, an Abacus Data survey released Friday shows.
Incumbent Gillingham remains in the lead with the support of 36 per cent of decided voters — 19 percentage points lower than a September survey conducted by Abacus for the Free Press.
The new data placed former city councillor and Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Kevin Klein in second place with 19 per cent support — a drop of four percentage points since September.
The latest poll gave Redden, a software developer who rents in Osborne Village, the biggest jump (10 percentage points).
Mayoral candidate Noah Redden (John Woods / Free Press files)
Redden, who’s run from the left of centre, has operated a grassroots campaign with a large focus on social media and few traditional media announcements.
Murray was deemed the front-runner in the 2022 mayoral race until former workplace allegations surfaced against him, which some political experts said hurt his campaign. He lost to Gillingham by a narrow margin.
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