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A former PC MLA who narrowly lost her southwest Calgary riding in the 2015 provincial election purging of the Progressive Conservative dynasty now has her sights firmly set on securing a seat on city council in the fall election.

Linda Johnson, who served one-term as MLA for Calgary-Glenmore, recently registered with the city’s election office and said she plans to run in Ward 11. In February, incumbent Brian Pincott announced he would not seek re-election after serving three terms on council.

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Pincott’s decision triggered an outpouring of encouragement for her to run for council, said Johnson — support she now hopes translates into boots on the ground and cash in the bank as she cobbles together a campaign team before her official launch in June.

“It’s been a process to decide where and when to run again, and the opportunity is in front of me now,” she said in an interview.

Johnson was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 2012 provincial election, garnering 49 per cent support in Calgary-Glenmore and ousting Wildrose incumbent Paul Hinman. She lost the seat three years later by just six votes in an election that saw the NDP end the Tory winning streak in stunning fashion.