The high-profile Lang name could be making its way to yet another level of government soon.

In putting his name forward to serve as a city councillor, Graham Lang could add to the list of government influence his family has.

His father, Archie, is a territorial cabinet minister and his uncle, Dan, is the Yukon's senator.

Graham doesn't shy away from his surname in discussing his campaign to bring the name to municipal government.

"I'm proud of my uncle's and father's contributions to the territory,” he says, adding he hopes to be viewed in the same light as Archie and Dan in his own campaign.

"For me, it's a positive.”

Initially, the 30-year-old lawyer had been working on getting a slate of candidates together to seek municipal office in an effort to be more effective at the local level.

However, with time running out to do that, and given the response he received to his proposal for the city to move to a ward system, he opted to run on his own.

"The main impetus (for running) was the positive response for electoral reform,” he says.

A lot of calls came in from Riverdale, with residents stating they would love to have someone on council representing their area exclusively.

"There's so many different areas of town,” he says, noting each neighbourhood has its own issues.

Wolf Creek residents, for example, have very different issues at a municipal level than those living in the downtown core, he says.

He admits he may have trouble convincing other council members of the need for a ward system if he's elected.

While it's something he's prepared to pursue, he says it may not be an ambition other council members are in favour of. People voted in without a ward system may not want to change the status quo, he says.

Lang also plans to push for more sustainable living options downtown if he's elected.

"A lot of people work downtown and would love to live downtown,” he says, pointing to the additional environmental benefits that would come from the cut in commute times.

While several condo developments have been built downtown in recent years, Lang notes there needs to be more affordable options, as right now, a single-family home in Riverdale with a yard is only a few thousand more dollars than an apartment-style condo in the city's core.

In bringing more sustainable living options downtown, Lang says, it's important to consider the historic character of the neighbourhood, while recognizing the city is growing and needs more affordable housing.

While this would mark his first run for city council, Lang is no stranger to the world of politics.

Along with his family's involvement, Lang was the territory's federal Conservative candidate in 2005.

He withdrew from the role though, when it became clear there wasn't going to be an election, to go back to law school.