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With Liberal MP Kent Hehr embroiled in controversy, Calgary Conservatives are lining up for the chance to reclaim his Calgary Centre seat for the Tories.

Claudia Lemire, the president of the Conservatives’ electoral district association for Calgary Centre, said there was already strong interest in the party’s nomination before Hehr was accused last week of making sexually inappropriate comments to staff at the legislature when he was an Alberta MLA.

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“Now, more names are coming forward,” she said in an interview.

“We are going to take the riding back.”

Lemire said at least 10 potential candidates have expressed interest, and she guesses about half will ultimately enter the contest, which will be held in the next few months.

Among those contemplating a run for the Tory nomination are former provincial United Conservative Party leadership candidate Doug Schweitzer, communications consultant Michael Solberg — the son of former MP Monte Solberg — French immersion educator Lesley Doell, and Tamara Loiselle, a consultant on environmental and Indigenous issues.