Rotorua has another candidate vying for your vote in September's general election.
He is New Zealand First candidate for Rotorua Fletcher Tabuteau, who is running in his fourth election for the party.
He said his strengths were in education and economics, having studied and worked in both sectors.
"I think I can still make a difference and definitely have something to offer.
"I'm a Rotorua boy born and raised and I want to represent my city and the people living here.
"I've been with the party for 21 years as I wanted to hold people accountable and to be another voice on the hustings.
"I stand strongly on youth engagement, training, employment and economic development."
Mr Tabuteau has been Waiariki Institute of Technology Business Management programme leader for the last two years and holds a bachelor of management degree from Waikato University as well as a graduate diploma in teaching and learning and is studying for his masters degree in applied business management.
He has also been a registered business mentor for the past nine years. He previously taught economics at Rotorua Boys' High School.
He is married to wife Karen and has two girls, Morgan and Jaime. At the last election he was placed at 11 on the New Zealand First list.
"You do the job as a candidate first - it's not about where you are on the list."
He said if Rotorua wanted another good pair of hands representing the region, "then vote New Zealand First with your party vote".
"I"m hoping to do well, the support I get here in Rotorua is fantastic. The challenge now is to get out there and talk to people."
He said the party's education policy had been well received, "the key to that being consultation with the educators themselves".
"I know the realities of youth education and can understand the challenges.
"I think it's naive of John Key to say class sizes don't matter. This is a real issue, especially for primary and secondary teachers.
"We are going down the wrong path with charter schools and executive principal positions."
Mr Tabuteau is of Ngati Rangiwewehi, Ngati Ngararanui and Ngati Whakaue descent through his mother's side.
In the 2011 election, he picked up 2166 votes and 3326 party votes, coming in third.