Endorsement tracker: Who's endorsing whom in PC leadership
Progressive Conservatives will converge on St. John's in September for the party's first leadership convention in almost two decades. Three former cabinet ministers — Paul Davis, Steve Kent and John Ottenheimer — are competing to lead the party, and also the province, as the winning candidate will become Newfoundland and Labrador's next premier.
All three candidates have been appealing for high-profile help as they court delegates from the province's 48 electoral districts.
Here's a running list of endorsements each candidate has received in advance of the vote on Sept. 13.
Paul Davis
John Butt, former MHA for Topsail
Sandy Collins, minister of child, youth and family services, MHA for Terra Nova
Tony Cornect, MHA for Port au Port
Eli Cross, MHA for Bonavista North
Derrick Dalley, minister of natural resources as well as forestry & agrifoods, MHA for The Isles of Notre Dame
Roger Fitzgerald, former MHA and speaker of the house
Terry French, minister of justice, MHA for Conception Bay South
Joe Goudie, former MHA for Lake Melville
Vaughn Granter, minister of environment and conservation, MHA for Humber West
Keith Hutchings, minister of fisheries and aquaculture, MHA for Ferryland
Darin King, minister of education, MHA for Grand Bank
Glen Little, MHA for Bonavista South
Glenn Littlejohn, MHA for Port de Grave
Paul Oram, former cabinet minister
Kevin Parsons, MHA for Cape St. Francis
Milton Peach, former MHA for Carbonear
Kevin Pollard, MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale
Len Simms, former MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans, speaker of the house
Loyola Sullivan, former provincial finance minister
Wade Verge, deputy speaker, MHA for Lewisporte
Steve Kent
David Brazil, minister responsible for Service NL, MHA for Conception Bay East-Bell Island
Felix Collins, Attorney General, MHA for Placentia-St. Mary's
Dave Denine, former MHA for Mount Pearl South
Shannie Duff, former MHA and former mayor of St. John's
Gemma Hickey, advocate, community leader
Harvey Hodder, former speaker and MHA for Waterford Valley
Ray Hunter, MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South
Clyde Jackman, minister of health and community services, MHA for Burin-Placentia West
Terry Loder, former MHA for Bay of Islands
Mark Lane, former town councillor in Holyrood
Bill Matthews, former cabinet minister
Calvin Peach, MHA for Bellevue
Tracey Perry, MHA for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
Tom Rideout, former premier
Keith Russell, MHA for Lake Melville
Joan Shea, former cabinet minister
Colin Vardy, mayor of Wabush
Sabrina Whyatt, musician, author
John Ottenheimer
Ed Buckingham, former MHA for St. John's East
John Carter, former MHA for St. John's North
Dan Crummell, minister of municipal and intergovernmental affairs, MHA for St. John's West
John Dinn, MHA for Kilbride
Ron Ellsworth, deputy mayor of St. John's
Clayton Forsey, MHA for Exploits
Glen Greening, former MHA for Terra Nova
Harry Harding, former MHA for Bonavista North
Tom Hedderson, MHA for Harbour Main
Charlene Johnson, finance minister, MHA for Trinity-Bay de Verde
Bill Marshall, former cabinet minister
Nick McGrath, minister of transportation and works, MHA for Labrador West
Kevin O'Brien, minister of advanced education and skills, MHA for Gander
Dennis O'Keefe, mayor of St. John's
Patty Pottle, former MHA for Torngat Mountains
Bob Ridgley, former MHA for St. John's North
Paul Shelley, former MHA for Baie Verte
Shawn Skinner (co-chair), former cabinet minister
Fred Stagg, former MHA for Stephenville-Port aux Port
Susan Sullivan (co-chair), minister of innovation, business and rural development, MHA for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
Trevor Taylor, former cabinet minister
David Wells, Conservative Senator
Wallace Young, former MHA for St. Barbe
Other notes
Tom Marshall: the premier and MHA for Humber East, is remaining neutral in this campaign.
Danny Williams: the former premier famously non-endorsed former leadership candidate Bill Barry, with his condemnation of Barry's suitability for the post all but sealing his political fate. Though Williams never explicitly endorsed Frank Coleman, numerous Tories (John Crosbie among them) assumed Williams was backing Coleman's campaign. This time out, Williams has promised to steer clear of the whole thing.