Career
He first entered elected political life as a city councillor for Nanaimo City Council in 1999.
He first entered elected political life as a city councillor for Nanaimo City Council in 1999.
He represented the ridings of Nanaimo-Parksville from 2005 to 2009, and Parksville-Qualicum from 2009 to 2013, as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus. Prior to this, he had sought election as a Member of Parliament as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate.