Bob Katter in WA to drum up support Bob Katter MP, Leader of Katters' Australia Party. Picture: Russell Shakespeare Source: News Limited BOB Katter is in WA this week to spearhead the recruitment drive for his new political party, Katter's Australian Party. Mr Katter received the bulk of his 180 nation-wide applications from WA for potential candidates to run alongside him this September when he plans to take on the two major political parties in the federal election. Although Mr Katter wouldn't reveal who or how many candidates he is trying to lock in from WA, his party's National Director Aidan McLindon said he was close to securing some strong candidates for WA. "We certainly have a formidable line-up, so West Australians know they are going to have a real voice in parliament to represent Western Australia, rather than the two major parties you have at the moment," Mr McLindon said. Arriving late last night Mr Katter has back-to-back interviews and meetings in Perth with potential candidates until Monday where he will attend an agricultural crisis meeting. Mr Katter said WA was very much like his home state of Queensland and is here for the farmers who have suffered with the high dollar and deregulation in their various industries over the past few years. He described his support base as young people, hard hats, and patriotic people who want the jobs in Australia for Australians. "These people are not necessarily your flag waving patriot people but we are pretty unashamedly for Australian ownership and Australians for Australian jobs," Mr Katter said. Earlier today he announced this September he will be putting a candidate forward in each of the 15 Lower House seats of parliament.