predecessor successor religion imagesize party office birth_date term_start residence article_title occupation
ron russell incumbent christian 260px progressive 2014 -- present -rrb- conservative -lrb- 2006 -- 2014 -rrb- independent -lrb- mla for hants west december 29 , 1964 2006 windsor , nova scotia chuck porter -lrb- politician -rrb-
 paramedic
chuck porter -lrb- politician -rrb-

garnet charles porter -lrb- born december 29 , 1964 -rrb- is a canadian politician .
he represents the electoral district of hants west in the nova scotia house of assembly as an independent .
he was a member of the progressive conservatives from 2006 to june 13 , 2014 , when he left the party citing leadership as a factor in his decision .
in the past , porter has served as a councillor in the town of windsor , nova scotia , as chair of the finance committee .
he also worked as a paramedic for 16 years before entering politics .
