Grant Hunter

Grant Roy Hunter ECA MLA (born November 9, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral districts of Cardston-Taber-Warner and Taber-Warner in the 29th and 30th Alberta Legislature, respectively.^[1][2]

The Honourable Grant Hunter ECA MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Taber-Warner Cardston-Taber-Warner (2015–2019)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Gary Bikman
Personal details
Born	(1967-11-09) November 9, 1967 (age 58)
Party	United Conservative
Other political affiliations	Wildrose (2015–17)
Residence	Taber, Alberta
Alma mater	Brigham Young University (BS) Northcentral University (master)
Occupation	Businessman

Before Politics

Hunter has owned and operated his own commercial/residential construction company for over two decades. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and political science and a Master of Business Administration degree.^[3]

Political career

In opposition

Hunter was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election, initially with the Wildrose.^[1] Hunter served in the opposition as Shadow Minister for Transportation and Technology, Shadow Minister for Jobs, Skills, Training, Labour and Red Tape Reduction, along with being the critic for Labour.^[4]

2019 to Present

After the 2019 Alberta general election, Hunter was made Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction for the new United Conservative government, a position which he held from April 30, 2019, to July 7, 2021.^[5][4]

In January 2021, with Hunter as Associate Minister, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business upgraded Alberta to an A from the previous B-minus grade for red tape. It was the first time in the 11-year history of the CFIB red tape report card that Alberta had earned an A-grade. CFIB estimates that between May 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, Alberta’s government cut red tape by more than six per cent.^[6] The CFIB also awarded Hunter with the 2020 Golden Scissors Award for cutting red tape.^[7]

Personal life

He resides in Taber, Alberta with his wife, Angie, and has five children and seven grandchildren.^[4] Hunter is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[8]

Electoral record

2023 general election

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Taber-Warner
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Grant Hunter	12,379	75.29	-2.83
	New Democratic	Jazminn Hintz	2,817	17.13	+4.24
	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	Paul Hinman	754	4.59	–
	Green	Joel Hunt	239	1.45	–
	Alberta Independence	Frank Kast	129	0.78	–
	Solidarity Movement	Brent Ginther	124	0.75	–
Total			16,442	99.52	–
Rejected and declined			79	0.48
Turnout			16,521	56.30
Eligible voters			29,344
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-3.54
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[9]

2019 general election

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Taber-Warner
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Grant R. Hunter	14,321	78.12%	1.22%
	New Democratic	Laura Ross-Giroux	2,363	12.89%	-6.41%
	Alberta Party	Jason Beekman	1,443	7.87%	–
	Liberal	Amy Yates	205	1.12%	–
Total			18,332	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			62	48	13
Eligible electors / turnout			28,269	65.11%	–
	United Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "85 - Taber-Warner, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 413–419. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 general election

v t e 2015 Alberta general election: Cardston-Taber-Warner
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Wildrose	Grant Hunter	5,126	41.79%	-12.78%
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Brewin	4,356	35.51%	-2.58%
	New Democratic	Aaron Haugen	2,407	19.62%	15.32%
	Alberta Party	Delbert Bodnarek	378	3.08%	–
Total			12,267	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			18	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			23,918	51.36%	6.03%
	Wildrose hold		Swing		-5.10%
Source(s) Source: "53 - Cardston-Taber-Warner Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Alberta provincial government of Jason Kenney