Tom Shypitka
Tom Shypitka | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kootenay East | |
| In office May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Pete Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC United |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curling | ||
| Labatt Brier | ||
| 1991 Hamilton | ||
Thomas Glenn Shypitka is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Kootenay East as a member of the BC United caucus. In Opposition, he has served as the Official Opposition Critic for Energy and Mines; Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; and Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. He was also appointed B.C. United caucus chair (2024) and deputy chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (2023-2024).
Shypitka is also an accomplished curler, having represented British Columbia at the 1991 Labatt Brier and 2010 Tim Hortons Brier. He has appeared at the Brier as both a right and left handed thrower (right handed in 1991, left handed in 2010), due to a knee injury.
In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he ran as an independent but was unseated by Pete Davis from the Conservative Party of British Columbia.