After 6 years in the House of Assembly, Jordan Brown is bowing out of politics

Elizabeth Whitten · CBC News

· Posted: May 16, 2025 2:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago

After six years successful governmental office, 1 of lone 2 NDP members of the House of Assembly says helium is not seeking re-election.

Labrador West MHA Jordan Brown made the announcement successful a connection Friday afternoon.

"This wasn't an casual decision. It's been an unthinkable privilege to basal successful the House of Assembly and advocator for Labrador West," helium wrote.

"Over Easter, my household and I had a agelong conversation. I thought astir however I was elected astatine 30 — present I'm 36."

Brown, who was archetypal elected successful 2019 and past re-elected successful 2021, says he's arrogant of what helium accomplished successful his six years successful office. He besides thanked his wife and young children, who helium says helium wants to walk much clip with.

"I've ever tried to instrumentality a applicable attack to politics, and I'm arrogant of what we've achieved together," helium wrote. "That includes pushing for improvements to the [medical question assistance] program, raising the alarm astir the deficiency of lodging for seniors, and warring to get an addictions attraction centre successful Labrador."

Brown says helium volition enactment connected arsenic the subordinate for Labrador West until the predetermination is called, which has to hap by mid-October.

He besides thanked NDP Leader Jim Dinn — the lone different NDP MHA in the state — for his enactment and the enactment he's shown to the radical of Labrador.

"We whitethorn person been a tiny caucus, but we packed a punch, and I cognize you'll support that going. Support for New Democrats keeps growing, and it's been astonishing to witness," Brown wrote.

Dinn says helium respects Brown's determination to measurement distant from authorities and will continue to advocator for the radical of Labrador.

"Working with Jordan has been a large experience, and portion it's hard to spot him go, I tin lone convey him for the enactment helium has done advocating for the radical of Labrador West," Dinn said successful a enactment statement.

"We anticipation that this volition not beryllium the past that we spot of Jordan Brown successful politics. And, of course, I look guardant to our aboriginal sportfishing trips."

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