Jaycob Jacques has been named the Green Party candidate for Sault Ste. Marie in the upcoming provincial election.
Although Jacques does not yet appear on the candidate list on the party website, his candidacy was confirmed on Wednesday by press secretary Cecilia Stuart.
"Our candidate in the Sault is Jaycob Jacques. More information about him will be available at gpo.ca/candidates in the coming days," said Stuart in an email.
Jacques has not yet responded to a call for comment.
In a biography on another part of the GPO website, Jacques is introduced as a student at the University of Ottawa who is originally from Sudbury, Ont.
"I find joy in simple pleasures such as crochet, reading, volunteer work, and gardening. Having lived in social housing, I have experienced the strong sense of community that planned housing can foster, solidifying my belief in the importance of ensuring affordable housing," said Jacques in the bio.
SooToday asked how Jacques was chosen, but the Green Party has not yet responded.
Other parties have also announced their candidates for the riding.
PC Leader Doug Ford chose Chris Scott, the first candidate who announced that he was running, without holding a local vote. Scott was announced as the PC candidate on Jan. 28.
Members of the NDP’s local riding association held a vote on Jan. 30 to choose Lisa Vezeau-Allen to be their candidate.
On Monday, Gurwinder Dusanjh was named as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Sault Ste. Marie.
And Arnold Heino is running for the New Blue party.
According to Elections Ontario, candidates have until 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Feb. 13 to file their nomination paper.
Voters will head to the polls on Feb. 27.