Byron Nelson to run for Alberta PC party leadership, but not to unite the right

And then there were three.

A Calgary trial lawyer announced Tuesday that he will seek theleadership oftheAlberta Progressive Conservative party.

Byron Nelson is runningagainst seasoned Tory politiciansJason Kenney andDonna Kennedy-Glans.

While Kenneyhas made it clear that if he is elected the next leader of the Alberta PC'sthat he would unite the right, Nelson does not "see a formal merger of parties in the future."

"I'm running for leader because I want to see us focuson restoring Alberta to the place of opportunity that it once was," he said.

Though Nelsonacknowledges that he doesn't have the same name recognition as the other candidates, it'snot something that "overly concerns" him.

"I've been a member for 25 years I've been primarily a volunteer for 25 years so I've met a lot of people," Nelson told reporters at a news conference.

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Nelson was the PC candidate forCalgary-Bow in the 2015 provincial election. He lost to NDP candidate DeborahDrever.