Jamie Kleinsteuber

Jamie Kleinsteuber is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Northern Hills.[1]

Jamie Kleinsteuber
Kleinsteuber at The HYRS Program - 2017
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Northern Hills
In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019
Preceded by	Teresa Woo-Paw
Succeeded by	district abolished
Personal details
Born	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Airline employee

Political career

Kleinsteuber moved to Cochrane, Alberta in 2010 and became active in politics. He ran in the 2012 Alberta general election as the Alberta NDP candidate for Banff-Cochrane. In 2015, he moved to the Panorama Hills neighbourhood in Calgary, and ran in the 2015 Alberta general election - winning the seat in Calgary-Northern Hills, when the provincial NDP swept to a majority.[2]

Kleinsteuber served as member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills, the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship, and the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices (including the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee & the Select Special Auditor General Search Committee).

North Calgary High School

The community of Northern Hills in Calgary had been expecting a high school to be built for over a decade. In 2015, North Calgary High was in position #27 on the CBE: Three-Year School Capital Plan 2015–2018.[3] Kleinsteuber advocated for the high school with engaged families, the Northern Hills Community Association and parents in the Advocates for North Calgary High School. In 2019, North Calgary High was in position #3 on the CBE: Three-Year School Capital Plan 2019–2022,[4] and received Design Funding for a new Calgary High School (Coventry Hills), CBE, Grades 10–12.[5]

Vivo for Healthier Generations Expansion

Reaching near capacity, Vivo for Healthier Generations (a not-for-profit community recreation centre in NE Calgary) had been advocating for an investment to help the facility expand by adding on to its existing facilities. Kleinsteuber joined with Vivo for Healthier Generations, and other community members, to secure provincial funding in the form of a $15 million investment over three years to aid in expanding the facility by 50%.[6]

Coventry Hills Elementary

Coventry Hills/Country Hills Village Elementary (now, Northern Lights School) was considered an urgent priority, and Kleinsteuber joined Finance Minister Joe Ceci to announce the funding of four new elementary schools in March 2017.[7]

Calgary Green Line Funding to North Pointe

As a strong supporter of public transportation, Kleinsteuber endorsed the Calgary Green Line project by advocating with the Northern Hills Community Association and LRT on the Green Foundation[8] to complete the project all the way to North Pointe.

While the commitment of $1.53-billion by the province was only designated for the first phase of the Green Line, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Brian Mason did not rule out future funding in order to complete a further 26 kilometres to North Pointe terminal.[9]

Personal life

Kleinsteuber was born in Kingston, Ontario and grew up in Wellington, Ontario.

He graduated from the Prince Edward Collegiate Institute, Picton, Ontario.

After high school, he moved to Ottawa to attend university. During his studies at the University of Ottawa, he began his career in the airline industry.

Kleinsteuber graduated in May 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts (Conc. History/ Conc. Public Policy and Public Management).[10]

Electoral history

2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Northern Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Jamie Kleinsteuber	6,641	38.2
	Progressive Conservative	Teresa Woo-Paw	5,343	30.7
	Wildrose	Prasad Panda	4,392	25.3
	Liberal	Harry Lin	1,000	5.8
Total valid votes			17,376	100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined			160
Turnout			17,536	46.1
Eligible voters			38,004
Source: Elections Alberta[11]

2012 Alberta general election: Banff-Cochrane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ron Casey	6,632	41.82%	-7.52%
	Wildrose	Tom Copithorne	5,933	37.41%	–
	Liberal	Peter Helfrich	2,234	14.09%	-14.65%
	New Democratic	Jamie Kleinsteuber	1,059	6.68%	0.68%
Total			15,858	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			135	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			28,663	55.80%	18.48%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-8.10%
Source(s) Source: "49 - Banff-Cochrane Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References

1. "New MLA plans to bring airline work ethic to legislature". Calgary Herald, May 6, 2015.
2. "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
3. "Three-Year Capital Plan: 2015-2018" (PDF). Calgary Board of Education.
4. "Three Year Capital Plat 2019-2022" (PDF). Calgary Board of Education.
5. "3 new schools for Calgary in Alberta budget, with funds to design 2 others". CBC News. March 23, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
6. "Alberta government commits $15M to Calgary recreation centre expansion | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
7. "Four new schools announced for Calgary suburbs, Forest Lawn High School to be upgraded". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
8. "LRT on the Green Foundation".
9. "UPDATED: Province commits $1.53B over eight years for first stage of Green Line LRT". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
10. "New MLA plans to bring airline work ethic to legislature". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
11. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-01.