The man who stepped aside to allow former Liberal Premier Christy Clark to parachute into West Kelowna and win a seat in 2013 - is officially back in the game.
Ben Stewart will be the Liberal's candidate in the upcoming Kelowna West by-election - he'll be formally nominated Thursday, September 21st.
Stewart was elected to the legislature in 2009, and again in 2013, and also served as BC's Special Representative in Asia.
In a Liberal party news release Stewart says “my team and I are ready to work hard and win this by-election – now all we need is for the NDP to call it so I can get back to standing up for jobs and a strong economy, here in the Okanagan and throughout BC.”
The government has until February 4th to call the by-election.