Masyk crossed the floor to join the Alberta Alliance, bringing Alberta Alliance representation into the legislature. Later that year in the 2004 provincial election, Thorsteinson placed second in votes in his riding of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, failing to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). His party garnered 77,506 votes and won one seat in the election; Paul Hinman was elected MLA for the riding of Cardston-Taber-Warner. On March 7, 2005, Thorsteinson announced his resignation as leader of the Alberta Alliance, saying he would not be able to devote the time and energy into the party that was required of a leader. Paul Hinman, the lone Alliance MLA in the Legislature succeeded Thorsteinson as leader. Randy was elected as President of the Alberta Alliance at the 2007 Annual General Meeting held on March 24, 2007 in Edmonton Alberta. He had been serving a short stint as interim president of the party after former president John Murdoch stepped down. With the merger of the Alberta Alliance Party and the non registered Wildrose Party of Alberta on January 19, 2008, Thorsteinson declined to be a member of the new party and has had no involvement with the renamed Wildrose Alliance Party. Strong and Free Alberta PAC Thorsteinson is the Chairman of the Strong and Free Alberta Political Action Committee which derives its name from the Alberta provincial motto "Fortis et Liber" (strong and free). The Strong & Free Alberta Political Action Committee is a political organization promoting conservative fiscal and social policies. Leader of the Reform Party of Alberta In 2016, Elections Alberta recognized the registration of a new Reform Party of Alberta, with Thorsteinson as its leader. It is the third provincial political party he has led. The party is socially conservative and intends to run a full slate in the 30th Alberta general election in 2019. He will again run as a local candidate in the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake by-election, which will be held on July 12, 2018. References Alberta Social Credit Party leaders Alberta Social Credit Party candidates in Alberta provincial elections Alberta Alliance Party candidates in Alberta provincial elections Canadian Latter Day Saints Living people Canadian people of Icelandic descent Brigham Young University alumni Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni 1956 births 21st-century Canadian politicians