MLA Heather Sweet, Edmonton-Manning

Dear Jesus, thank you for Heather. Thank you that you have given her the opportunity to impact the lives of her constituents in Edmonton-Manning. I pray that as she continues to serve you would bless her, reveal your truth to her, and give her strength. I pray that you would give her the wisdom she needs to continue serving. I pray a blessing on her, her family, and the people she serves. In Jesus name, amen. 

Heather Sweet was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-Manning, on May 5, 2015. On March 9, 2016, she was elected as the Deputy Chair of Committees.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Ms. Sweet worked for over a decade as a registered social worker. From 2005 to 2015 she worked in child protection services, focusing on high-risk youth, and previous to this, she worked for a year with the Metis Child and Family Services Society.

She was a member of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees' Committee on Political Action and served as chapter chair for Edmonton and Area Human Services workers.

Active in her community, Ms. Sweet has volunteered at the Vancouver Olympics and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and with FIFA Edmonton.

MLA Dr. David Swann, Calgary-Mountain View

Father God I come to the court room of heaven and ask you to bless and prosper MLA Dr.Swann. I thank you that he has been elected and willing to stand and legislate on behalf of family and community. Father we know how important family is to you and we ask for innovative ideas and plans to build strong communities, so this will enable the Calgary Mountain View families to prosper in all things.

David Swann was elected to his fourth term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Calgary-Mountain View on May 5, 2015. From December 15, 2008 to September 12, 2011, Dr. Swann served as leader of the Alberta Liberal caucus, Her Majesty’s Official Opposition.

He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Families and

Dr. Swann has been actively involved in raising issues of human security and human rights both locally (farm-workers) and internationally (Darfur).

Dr. Swann and his wife, Laureen, have three children. During his free time he enjoys peace and justice work, music and singing, jogging, woodworking and writing.

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MLA Graham Sucha, Calgary Shaw

Today we are honoured to pray for MLA Graham Sucha as we lift him up to You today Lord. Father, we ask in the name of Your son Jesus that you would grant MLA Sucha much wisdom as he fulfills his governance responsibilities. We speak clarity upon him today and ask that You guide and direct his thoughts and decisions and lead him in the way You desire him to go. We thank You for MLA Sucha and speak your blessing and protection upon him and his family..

Graham Sucha was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Calgary-Shaw, on May 5, 2015.

He currently serves as chair of the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future and is a member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills. Mr. Sucha also serves on the Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, he worked for over a decade in restaurant management, overseeing several restaurants in the Calgary area. While there he aided in raising money for several charities including the Special Olympics and 2013 Flood Relief.

He holds a diploma in television and broadcasting from Algonquin College and studied political science at Carleton University in Ottawa. While in Ottawa he completed a broadcasting placement with the Canadian armed forces’ Army News.

A second generation Calgarian growing up in Marlborough Park Graham is proud of his family heritage that has roots in Great Britain and Slovakia. A father of three he currently resides in the community of Midnapore.

MLA Rick Strankman, Drumheller-Stettler

Dear Lord, thank you for Rick. Thank you that he has been able to serve the people of Drumheller-Stettler over the last two terms. Thank you for all the opportunities he has had to make a difference in peoples lives and for the time he still has left to serve to continue impacting. Jesus, I pray you would give him peace, strength, and joy. I also pray that you would grant his family everything they need as he serves Albertans. In Jesus name, amen. 

Rick Strankman was elected to his second term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Drumheller-Stettler on May 5, 2015.  He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills.

Mr. Strankman has owned and operated a farming business since 1973. From 1999 to 2011 he also volunteered as secretary/treasurer of the Western Barley Growers Association. Although initially interested in agriculture, Mr. Strankman became increasingly involved in politics and social activism in response to federal regulation of the agriculture industry, including legislation relating to the Canadian Wheat Board.

Mr. Strankman was jailed in 2002 after being charged under the Customs Act for taking 756 bushels of wheat across the U.S. border in protest of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly. He and the other farmers that were arrested received a pardon from Prime Minister Stephen Harper on August 1, 2012, when the federal government’s Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act came into effect, which allowed producers to opt out of the Canadian Wheat Board and sell wheat on the open market. He served one week of a 180 day sentence.

Mr. Strankman also has a keen interest in aviation and has held a pilot’s license and done aerial application since 1974. He and his wife Dianne live in Altario and have two grown children.