Andrea Horwath running for mayor of Hamilton to help city 'realize its potential'
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Andrea Horwath says she is running for mayor in Hamilton to help the city "realize its potential."
The former leader of the Ontario New Democrat Party (NDP) is set to make a formal announcement Tuesday morning that she will leave her post as MPP for Hamilton Centre to enter the mayoral race.
"The work I've done all my life has been for Hamiltonians and this would be a really exciting time to be part of the realizing of the great opportunities that are ahead of us," she told CBC Hamilton in an interview on Monday, ahead of the public announcement.
Horwath joins three others in the race for the job: former mayor Bob Bratina, newcomer to politics Keanin Loomis and labour advocate Ejaz Butt. Current Mayor Fred Eisenberger announced last month he would not be seeking re-election.