Gamers4Croydon announces candidates

Following this week's heated debate between newly registered political party Gamers4Croydon and South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, the former have finally chosen to reveal the identities of the two candidates that will go head-to-head with Atkinson in the seat of Croydon in the March South Australian state election.

The Gamers4Croydon candidate for Croydon is Kat Nicholson, who will be running for the House of Assembly. Nicholson will be in direct competition with Atkinson, who has held the seat of Croydon for the past 20 years. Nicholson will need to secure at least 13,000 votes in Croydon to wrest power away from the Labor Party's Atkinson.

According to a Gamers4Croydon press release, Nicholson has "sustained a lifelong love of both gaming and politics and is a highly intelligent, motivated and educated young woman." Nicholson is currently studying for a master's degree in journalism at the University of South Australia.

"Kat strongly believes that parents--not the government--should have the right to raise their children as they see fit," the official press release said.

The party's second candidate is Chris Prior, who is aiming for a spot in the Legislative Council in the upper house. Prior is president of Gamers4Croydon and is a self-taught software engineer. According to a Gamers4Croydon release, Prior has "volunteered extensively in the community, providing help for youth groups and church organisations."

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