Revealed: The TV presenter looking to take on Zali Steggall in Warringah

A popular television presenter and endurance swimmer has set her sights on being the Liberal Party’s candidate to take on Zali Steggall in Warringah at the next federal election.

Jaimee Rogers has officially lodged her nomination forms with the Liberal Party, intending to win the once blue-ribbon electorate back for the first time since 2019.

Jaimee Rogers has set her sights on taking on Zali Steggall in Warringah at the next federal election.Credit: [e-mail]

The mother of two is best known for more than a decade with Tabcorp, where she was a member of the Big Sports Breakfast team on Sky Sports Radio, hosted television programs, and appeared frequently on horse racing broadcasts during the Melbourne Spring Carnival.

Former NSW premier Mike Baird confirmed to this masthead that Rogers had his support to run in the seat once held by Tony Abbott.

“Jaimee is a great community candidate who would be an outstanding representative for the people of Warringah,” Baird said.

Rogers competed in breaststroke at the Sydney 2000 Olympic trials and successfully swam 35 kilometres across the English Channel in 2022, raising $75,000 for the mental health charity Gotcha4Life.

A member of the Cammeray branch, Rogers joined the Liberal Party three years ago.

Steggall, a prominent member of the teal movement, won the seat from former prime minister Abbott in 2019 and soundly defeated the Liberal Party’s candidate Katherine Deves in 2022. Steggall holds the seat with an 11 per cent margin.

A redistribution has resulted in Warringah absorbing much of the seat of North Sydney, with suburbs such as Kirribilli, Crows Nest, Cammeray, Cremorne, and Wollstonecraft now within the boundaries.

No closing date for nominations for Warringah has been set. She has yet to be officially preselected.

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