Randy Simms

Randy Simms is a former politician and radio host. He was mayor of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador from 2007 to 2017. Simms was also host of Open Line, a call-in radio talk show that airs weekday mornings on the VOCM/CFCB radio network, and a political commentator for The Telegram and CBC News.

Municipal politics

Simms became mayor of Mount Pearl in 2007, when the previous mayor, Steve Kent stepped down to represent the district of Mount Pearl North in the House of Assembly.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Living/2009-09-19/article-1448335/Mount-Pearl-silence-is-golden/1|title=Mount Pearl: silence is golden|work=The Telegram|location=St. John's|date=19 September 2009|accessdate=1 December 2015}} He was re-elected by acclaimation in the 2009 and 2013 elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Regional/Elections/2013-09-23/article-3402037/13-vying-for-council-in-Mount-Pearl/1|title=13 vying for council in Mount Pearl|work=The Telegram|location=St. John's|date=23 September 2013|accessdate=1 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/randy-simms-acclaimed-as-mount-pearl-mayor-1.1323618|title=Randy Simms acclaimed as Mount Pearl mayor|publisher=CBC News|date=30 August 2013|accessdate=1 December 2015}} Simms announced in May 2017 announced that he will not seek another term in the 2017 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/randy-simms-mount-pearl-not-seeking-re-election-1.4128985|title=

Mount Pearl Mayor Randy Simms not seeking re-election|publisher=CBC News|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=26 May 2018}}

Provincial politics

Simms' first foray into provincial politics was in the 1979 election when he ran as the Liberal candidate for the district of Gander. He came in second to incumbent Progressive Conservative (PC) MHA Hazel Newhook. In 1993, Simms ran again as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Harbour Main succeeding the retiring Norman Doyle.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1993.pdf|website=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=24 August 2015|title=1993 Election Report}} He was again defeated and lost to Don Whelan.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1993.pdf|website=Elections NL|title=1993 Election Report}}

In 2014, Simms joined the Liberal Office of the Official Opposition as an advisor.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mount-pearl-mayor-randy-simms-to-work-for-liberal-opposition-1.2825659|publisher=CBC News|date=6 November 2014|accessdate=24 August 2015|title=Randy Simms to work for Liberal Opposition}} Following the Liberals forming government in the 2015 election, Simms was appointed as a researcher in the government members' office until being laid-off in 2017.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/randy-simms-liberal-1.4151812 Randy Simms 'disappointed' after being turfed from staff position by Liberals]

In 2015, Simms announced he would seek the Liberal Party nomination in the district of Mount Pearl North.{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-08-04/article-4235569/Randy-Simms-to-seek-Liberal-nomination-in-Mount-Pearl-North/1|work=The Telegram|location=St. John's|date=4 August 2015|accessdate=24 August 2015|title=Randy Simms to seek Liberal nomination}} He was subsequently acclaimed as the party's candidate for the 2015 provincial election.{{cite web|url=http://nlliberals.ca/nominations-close-in-mount-pearl-north-and-virginia-waters-pleasantville/|website=Liberal Party of NL|accessdate=24 August 2015|title=Nominations Close in Mount Pearl North and Virginia Waters}} On November 30, 2015, Simms was defeated by Progressive Conservative incumbent Steve Kent.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/steve-kent-beats-randy-simms-in-battle-of-mount-pearl-north-1.3344365|title=Steve Kent beats Randy Simms in battle of Mount Pearl North|publisher=CBC News|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=1 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cabinet-ministers-defeated-1.3344727|title=4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout|publisher=CBC News|date=December 1, 2015|accessdate=3 April 2016}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075142/http://www.mountpearl.ca/Default.aspx?Content=My_City/Council-01/Mayor_Randy_Simms Mount Pearl City Council profile] (archived copy)

Category:Living people

Category:Mayors of Mount Pearl

Category:Canadian radio personalities

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century mayors of places in Newfoundland and Labrador