Ed Bailey, 54, is the man The Royal Gazette understands the United Bermuda Party (UBP) has picked to run against Walter Lister in District 34.

He runs his own law practice and is well known in the cricket world having served as president of the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control and as a member of the ICC, cricket's international governing body, for close to five years.

His campaign focus is likely to be crime. Mr. Bailey started his professional career in the Police Service and rose to the rank of inspector and is a former head of the narcotics division.

After 15 years with the Police he became a lawyer and has been an acting magistrate on numerous occasions.

He was MP for Sandys North for the UBP from 1985 until 1989 after out-polling now Education Minister Paula Cox.

As with all the Sandys candidates, Mr. Bailey is from Sandys but has the added distinction of being the first member of Sandys Secondary School and West End Primary to become a lawyer.

In addition to his law practice he runs a clothing business, Bailey's Enterprises, across from West End school, a well-known community store.

He is married with one adult son who lives and works at a Maryland vocational agency.

He is considered a moderate but with conservative leanings. Every Sunday he can be found attending service at St. James Church.