ESTEVAN - An Estevan man is one of two candidates to be the first elected leader of the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan.
Phil Zajac is filed his papers to guide the party. Clint Arnason of Vanguard is the other candidate.
Zajac ran for the party in the 2020 provincial election in the Estevan constituency, finishing second behind incumbent MLA Lori Carr of the Saskatchewan Party. He received 1,713 votes, the most of any Buffalo Party candidate.
Arnason ran for the Buffalo Party in the recent provincial by-election in La Loche. He finished fourth in the race with 12 votes.
The election will take place on March 25. According to the Buffalo Party, all paid memberships, on or before March 13, will receive a ballot via email. The election will be held online, and the results will be announced on March 25.
The party says a debate is to occur in early March.
