The Manitoba Liberals’ candidate for Brandon East in this fall’s provincial election says he will focus his campaign on economic development.
A couple of weeks ago, Assiniboine Community College business instructor Trenton Zazalak was officially nominated to run for the party.
It’s the Elkhorn-born man’s second time running at the provincial level, having run for the Liberals in Spruce Woods in 2011. Back then, he placed fourth to current Deputy Premier Cliff Cullen with 318 votes.

Brandon East Liberal candidate Trenton Zazalak stands along Rosser Avenue on Friday afternoon. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)
Sitting down with the Sun on Friday, Zazalak said he was first approached by the party about running a couple of years ago.
Initially, he was excited about the opportunity, but that changed when the Freedom…