James Stevens resigns from SA premier's office to bid for Christopher Pyne's seat

Long-serving Liberal MP for Sturt will not contest the next election but says Stevens would be a fine replacement

James Stevens has resigned as chief of staff to the South Australian premier, Steven Marshall, in a bid to replace Christopher Pyne in the federal seat of Sturt.

When the defence minister announced on Saturday he would not recontest the Adelaide seat he has held for 26 years, he told reporters Stevens “fits the criteria” to be his successor.

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