Trevor Halford

He volunteered for BC Liberal Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordie Hogg in the late 1990s before getting a job in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, becoming chief of staff for two cabinet ministers.^[1][6] He was involved in Kevin Falcon's 2011 bid for the Liberal leadership, then worked in the office on communications and issue management for Premier Christy Clark.^[1][6] After leaving government, he became director of public affairs for TransCanada Pipelines.^[1][6] He ran for Surrey City Council in the 2018 municipal election as part of Surrey First,^[8] but was not elected.^[1][6]

Halford secured the Liberal nomination for Surrey-White Rock in September 2020;^[9] he defeated New Democrat Bryn Smith by 224 votes in that October's provincial election to become the riding's MLA,^[1][10] and was named the official opposition critic for mental health and addictions that November.^[11] He became the shadow minister for Transportation and Infrastructure, ICBC and Affordability in December 2022,^[12][13] and later added TransLink, BC Transit and Sport to his portfolio.^[4]

He was originally slated to run in the 2024 provincial election as a candidate for BC United (renamed from the Liberals in 2023); after BC United pulled out of the election, Halford was announced as the BC Conservative candidate for Surrey-White Rock on September 3, 2024.^[14][15] He replaced Bryan Tepper, who instead ran for the Conservatives in Surrey-Panorama.^[15] Halford was re-elected in Surrey-White Rock,^[10] and was named official opposition critic for environment and parks by Conservative leader John Rustad that November.^[16]