Rebecca Scriven of the Family First Party was born and raised in the agricultural area of the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
She has lived in rural NSW just north of Albury for a number of years with her husband of 20 years and four children.
She is currently working at an independent Christian School and is an active member in her church.
Rebecca has governmental and parliamentary experience through working in two state ministerial offices as well as the Legislative Council of South Australia.
She believes that to ensure parliaments function as they should, as well as in the best interests of the Australian people, the Judeo-Christian values that underpin them must be upheld.
She is standing as a Family First candidate because she believes Farrer communities need strong representation in Canberra.
Mrs Scriven said the election was a chance to make a change.
“The time has come to stop voting for the ‘least bad’ party and candidates,” she said.
“The major parties are full of career politicians lacking the courage to stand up for the everyday Australian.”
Family First is looking to make family a primary concern in public policy, including families who live in regional areas.
Mrs Scriven said the cost of living was crippling many families, and the last thing she wanted to see were rising council rates or the reduction of essential infrastructure that families relied on.
She is willing to look into fairer federal funding outcomes for local councils.
Although farmers feed the nation, Mrs Scriven said they were “often forgotten by the inner-city political elite”.
She will listen to the region’s agricultural industry to find sustainable long-term solutions around issues that affect farmers and their families.
Mrs Scriven also believes that supporting the agricultural industry will naturally increase production and jobs.
As a party, Family First will fight to provide the right economic climate and conditions for business to thrive.
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