The next Calgary municipal election is on October 20, 2025. The Sprawl has been keeping a master list of candidates along with municipal parties who are running candidates. We started this list in November 2024 and have been continually updating it since.

Candidate nominations closed on Monday, September 22, 2025. This is the official list of candidates with their names as they will appear on the ballot.

Withdrawn candidates listed here previously told Elections Calgary that they intended to run, but did not file nomination papers.

In total, nine people are running for mayor, 73 people are running for city councillor and 44 people are running for school board trustee (public and Catholic). Of all council candidates, 51 are independent (62%) and 31 are running with parties (38%).

Use Elections Calgary’s “Where Do I Vote” tool to see where you can cast your ballot, as you need to vote at your designated voting station.

Municipal political parties are new in Calgary for the 2025 election. Previously all candidates ran independently. The provincial UCP government’s Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, which came into effect on October 31, 2024, enables parties and slates to appear on the ballot in Calgary and Edmonton (but only in Calgary and Edmonton, not elsewhere in the province).

Candidates can still run independently if they choose but under the new rules, parties can spend above and beyond what individual candidates can spend on campaigning.

A Better Calgary Party
Official Party
A party of “common sense conservatives,” A Better Calgary (ABC) Party held its founding convention in October 2024. Longtime conservative organizer Craig Chandler is working on the campaign, and party president Gord Elliott has served in board roles for both the federal Conservative Party and provincial UCP. A Better Calgary Party plans to “focus on core municipal priorities and essential services.” Other principles range from balancing “fiscal responsibility with compassion” to supporting “the family as a fundamental unit of society.” The party is running seven councillor candidates. It is not running a mayoral candidate but has endorsed Jeff Davison for mayor.

The Calgary Party
Official Party
The Calgary Party publicly launched in October 2024 with employment lawyer Brian Thiessen declaring his intention to run for mayor. Former Naheed Nenshi chief of staff Chima Nkemdirim is working on the Calgary Party campaign, as is political strategist Stephen Carter. The party says it wants to put housing at the centre of every decision and protect Calgary from overreach by the provincial government. The party also says it wants to make transit a priority. The Calgary Party is running councillor candidates in 13 of 14 wards. Ten of its councillor candidates have been endorsed by Calgary’s Future, the progressive third-party advertiser that city unions put more than $1.7 million into before the last municipal election.

Communities First
Official Party
Pledging to replace a “dysfunctional” city council, Communities First was launched in December 2024 by four city councillors: Andre Chabot, Dan McLean, Terry Wong and Sonya Sharp, who is running for mayor. Pollster and former Dave Bronconnier chief of staff Marc Henry is working on the Communities First campaign, which has emphasized “higher densities through redevelopment that respects community character.” The party hopes to repeal blanket rezoning if it can get a council majority. Other priorities include keeping taxes low and upkeep of city infrastructure. Communities First is running nine councillor candidates. All of the party’s candidates have been endorsed by the city’s police union, the Calgary Police Association.

Jeff Davison (Independent)
Official Candidate
Davison served as the councillor for Ward 6 from 2017 to 2021. He ran for mayor in the 2021 election, placing third. Since then, Davison has worked as CEO of the Prostate Cancer Centre. In his previous campaign, he cited the original arena deal, which he championed, as one of his biggest successes as a councillor. (That deal collapsed after the 2021 election and has since been replaced.) On October 10, 2024, Davison announced his intention to run for mayor again with a promise to introduce a four-year property tax freeze.

Sarah Elder (Independent)
Official Candidate
Elder has owned and run Madame Premier, a political clothing shop in Inglewood, since 2019. An advocate for more women in politics, Elder worked as a staffer for the B.C. Liberals from 2007 to 2012 before moving to Alberta. Elder launched her campaign on September 5, 2025, because she was dissatisfied with the existing roster of mayoral candidates. She says Calgarians “deserve better than choosing the least-worst option,” and is asking Calgarians to tell her three things they want to see happen in the city.

Jeromy Farkas (Independent)
Official Candidate
Farkas served as Ward 11 city councillor from 2017 to 2021. He ran for mayor in 2021, garnering 30% of votes (Jyoti Gondek won with 45%). Before being elected to council, Farkas worked as a senior fellow for the Manning Foundation. After losing the 2021 election, Farkas hiked the Pacific Crest Trail as a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters. In 2023, he became CEO of the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation. Farkas launched his campaign on February 26, 2025, saying his top priorities are housing, jobs and public safety.

Jyoti Gondek (Independent)
Official Candidate
Gondek was first elected to city council in 2017 as the councillor for Ward 3 in north-central Calgary. Before that, she was an urban sociologist who worked as director of the Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies at the University of Calgary. She was elected mayor in 2021, becoming Calgary’s first female mayor. Gondek announced her candidacy on November 29, 2024, citing her record on files like the Green Line, public safety and the Bearspaw water main break as examples of her leadership. Gondek is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jaeger Gustafson (Independent)
Official Candidate
Gustafson is a co-founder and doctor of acupuncture with Vitae Integralis, a massage and acupuncture clinic. He lists his core values as health and liberty, prosperous families, enterprise, and government as service. Gustafson says as mayor he will ensure the city continues to attract skilled workers in the private and public sectors, while providing clear communication and pursuing productive partnerships.

Larry Heather (Independent)
Official Candidate
Heather is a frequent election candidate who most recently ran for the Christian Heritage Party in the 2025 federal election. He ran for mayor in 2017, garnering 848 votes. He ran again in 2021, with 429 votes. Heather is calling for a mayoral task force to investigate “previous Calgary elections anomalies.” He is also campaigning on the revoking of all DEI measures and the creation of a mayor's “DOGE team.”

Grant Prior (Independent)
Official Candidate
Prior is a directional driller with nearly twenty years of experience working in the oilpatch. He’s also previously been a construction supervisor and a nightclub manager. Prior is campaigning on supporting and giving voice to working-class Calgarians, noting that “the working class built Calgary, we should be able to afford to live here.” Prior also says “human-centred capitalism is the solution for our current problems: inequality, homelessness, affordable housing, transit.”

Sonya Sharp (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Sharp has served as Ward 1 councillor since 2021. Prior to being elected, she worked in city administration as the manager of business and local economy, in addition to other previous roles at city hall. In her term on council, Sharp spearheaded the new Calgary Flames arena deal, dealt with the Bearspaw water main break in her ward and has been an outspoken critic of blanket rezoning. Sharp announced her mayoral run on March 31, 2025, pledging to cut red tape, reprioritize public safety and rebuild relationships with the provincial government. Sharp is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Thiessen, an employment lawyer, is managing partner in the Calgary office of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. From 2016 to 2019, Thiessen chaired the Calgary Police Commission, the civilian body that oversees the city’s police force. Thiessen was also previously president of the Alberta Party, a centrist provincial party. Thiessen describes himself as socially progressive and fiscally conservative. Thiessen launched his campaign on October 23, 2024, pitching himself as a consensus-builder who can find common ground.

Withdrawn Candidate: Jeffery Clauson

No incumbent (Ward 1 Councillor Sonya Sharp is running for mayor)

Matthew Fritz (Independent)
Official Candidate
Fritz is a research technician at the University of Calgary, where he supports labs doing genetic analysis. From 2000 to 2014 he sat on the provincial Calgary Cross constituency board when it was a Progressive Conservative riding. Fritz is running because of Calgary’s growth, saying “we need stability from a representative who listens and responds to our residents.”

Cathy (Angel) Jacobs (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Jacobs is the owner of Angel’s Cafe in Edworthy Park, which she started in 1998. She says she is running “to ensure that the voices of the people, not political elites, shape the policies of tomorrow.” Jacobs is calling for better support for small businesses, and also wants to restore trust in city council by increasing its transparency and accountability.

Joey Nowak (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Nowak is a senior manager of the Social Innovation Hub at Innovate Calgary, helping startups grow their impact and revenue. She is also the founder of breadX, a local micro-bakery with a focus on suburban Calgary. Nowak says she will make “evidence-based decisions” and is running to support people-focused growth, better transit options and thriving communities. Nowak is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Dan Olesen (Independent)
Official Candidate
Olesen is founder of Working For People Consulting, a career tutoring company. He’s also an apprenticeship program lead at Bow Valley College. Olesen says he is running to bring people-first leadership to city hall, while supporting seniors, students and small businesses. He is calling for “upstream solutions” to make Calgary safer, including “prevention, mental health investment and safety upgrades at transit stations.”

Ali Oonwala (Independent)
Official Candidate
Oonwala owns the Calgary franchise of Qamaria Yemeni Coffee. He is also a past VP of the Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Community Association. Oonwala says he will be “tough on crime,” pushing for “more police presence to keep our neighbourhoods safe.” He is also campaigning on opposing blanket rezoning and any property tax increases over the next four years.

Kim Tyers (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Tyers has worked as a constituency manager and assistant for multiple local politicians, including former UCP minister Jason Luan and Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner. She ran in Ward 2 in 2021, placing second. Tyers says Calgarians are “overtaxed and underserved.” She is campaigning for “lower taxes, safe communities, strong services and common sense government.” Tyers is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Withdrawn Candidates: Shawna Easthope, Gord Elliott

Incumbent: Jennifer Wyness

Trevor Cavanaugh (Independent)
Official Candidate
Cavanaugh is an engineer and emissions specialist with TransAlta. He is running to bring “practical, lasting solutions” to the community, with an emphasis on responsibly managing tax dollars. Cavanaugh also wants to expand snow removal and seasonal services, while also investing in reliable water, transit and utilities infrastructure.

Shaukat Chaudhry (Independent)
Official Candidate
Chaudhry is a realtor with Premiere Realty Direct. He doesn’t have a campaign website but says “I am fully committed to serving our community with integrity, transparency, and dedication.” Chaudhry wants to reduce property taxes and expand infrastructure, and says he will “raise the voice of the people” at city hall.

John Garden (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Garden is an engineer who has worked in the oil and gas industry for 45 years, most recently as president and CEO of Ellisboro Energy. He has lived in the neighbourhood of Citadel for over two decades. Garden is campaigning to “preserve the character of existing communities,” rescind blanket rezoning, and freeze taxes for four years.

Candy Lam (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Lam is founder and owner of Parch, which sells instant herbal tea mixes. She is also an engineer. Lam is advocating for improving recreation facilities in Ward 2, saying residents “shouldn’t have to travel across the city to access swimming lessons, rinks, or community programs.” Lam is also pushing for “efficient, reliable” transit. Lam is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jennifer Wyness (Independent)
Official Candidate
Wyness was first elected in 2021 when she overwhelmingly defeated Joe Magliocca. Before serving on council, Wyness spent 15 years working in public recreation facilities, including management roles. Wyness cites the repeal of the single-use bag bylaw as a win from her first term, along with a change to allow bikes on CTrains at any time of day.

Withdrawn Candidate: Tom Hodson

No incumbent (Jasmine Mian is not running again)

Rajesh Angral (Independent)
Official Candidate
Angral is CEO of Sabrang Radio 94.7 FM, a South Asian radio station in Calgary. He ran as the NDP candidate for Calgary-Skyview in the recent federal election, finishing third. Angral is calling for a 144 Avenue BRT that connects to both the Red and Blue CTrain lines. He also says Ward 3 should have its own business improvement area (BIA), similar to other areas in the city.

Atul Chauhan (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Chauhan is founder of SMD Immigration, an immigration consultancy in Calgary providing advice for people looking to temporarily or permanently move to Canada. He says he is running to improve neighbourhood safety, advocate for better public transit and infrastructure, and support small businesses and job growth.

Taran Dhillon (Independent)
Official Candidate
Dhillon is a real estate agent with Royal LePage Metro. He says he wants to address traffic congestion through “quick, data-driven improvements,” and will “advocate for faster northward expansion and practical staging” for the Green Line. Dhillon is also pushing for upgrading aging playgrounds in areas like MacEwan Glen and Sandstone.

Christy Edwards (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Edwards has worked in sales, public relations and as a small business owner. She says city council “needs strong voices who listen to residents—not push top-down decisions.” Edwards is pledging to “address rising costs, improve infrastructure, ensure responsible spending, and preserve the character of our neighbourhoods.”

Jaspriya Johal (Independent)
Official Candidate
Johal runs a dance academy and is an administrative assistant with Alberta Health Services. She’s also a former board director of the Livingston Community Association. Johal says “the struggles families face with affordability, safety, and growth have not kept pace with schools, healthcare, and transit.” Her priorities include reducing taxes and the cost of living.

Danny Ng (Independent)
Official Candidate
Ng is VP of Budget Builder, a home remodelling company. He has a background in small business and helped launch the Calgary Chinatown Business Improvement Area. Ng says the “community deserves consistent services and a councillor who shows up.” If elected, he wants to implement a public progress dashboard and improve snow clearing.

Siraaj Shah (Independent)
Official Candidate
Shah is a realtor with a background in policy and government relations. He recently served as a member of the University of Calgary’s board of governors. Shah is proposing a new LRT “Teal Line” that would run from the airport to the North Pointe transit terminal before going downtown. He also wants to freeze increases on municipal utility fees.

Andrew Yule (Independent)
Official Candidate
Yule is operations VP for SOLE, a Canadian footwear company. In 2022, he launched Save Nose Creek to advocate for the Nose Creek Valley to be protected as a park. An outspoken advocate for the Green Line to go north, Yule says he wants to declare a “north central transit emergency” and supports construction of the 144 Avenue North BRT. Yule is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

No incumbent (Sean Chu is not running again)

Daniel James (DJ) Kelly (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Kelly ran in Ward 4 in the 2021 election, losing to Sean Chu by 100 votes. A former city hall employee, Kelly is director of community partnerships at the U of C and a former president of the Winston Heights/Mountview Community Association. Kelly is campaigning on “bringing people together to solve problems” and “streamlining city operations to reduce inefficiencies.” Kelly is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jeremy Wong (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Wong has worked as a policy coordinator for the City of Calgary and pastor for Calgary Chinese Alliance Church. He ran as the UCP candidate for Calgary-Mountain View in the 2019 provincial election, placing second. Wong is campaigning to repeal blanket rezoning, invest in Ward 4 recreation facilities and “foster stronger relationships between law enforcement and residents.” Wong is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Sheldon Yakiwchuk (Independent)
Official Candidate
Yakiwchuk is a former small business owner with a background in logistics and procurement. He writes a Substack, Yakk Stack, where he has been critical of blanket rezoning, water fluoridation and COVID vaccines. Yakiwchuk is campaigning to freeze property taxes for four years and “end spending on projects that fall outside city council’s responsibilities.”

Withdrawn Candidate: John Grant Barron

Incumbent: Raj Dhaliwal

Raj Dhaliwal (Independent)
Official Candidate
Dhaliwal has served as Ward 5 councillor since 2021. Before being elected, he worked in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer and project manager for Suncor. Dhaliwal cites projects like the Cornerstone fire station and the widening of Country Hills Boulevard as successes from his first term. He says he is running again “to continue this progress.” Dhaliwal is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Gurpreet Dhillon (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Dhillion is a community peace officer who previously worked as a provincial corrections officer. He says he is running to “fight for practical, community-driven solutions to improve the quality of life for all residents.” Dhillon is campaigning for more crime “prevention and enforcement” and ensuring new communities receive “adequate resources including access to transit.”

Tariq Khan (Independent)
Official Candidate
Khan is a local realtor who ran in Ward 5 in 2021, finishing fourth. In 2023, Premier Danielle Smith named Khan to a multiculturalism panel but he resigned days later over previous social media posts. Khan says he will “ensure your hard-earned tax dollars are respected—not wasted on billion-dollar projects” like the new Flames arena. He also wants free Calgary Transit passes for seniors and youth.

Harneet (Reet) Mushiana (Independent)
Official Candidate
Mushiana previously worked as managing director of DS Homes, a construction company her family launched in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada from India. After losing her daughter Raunak in 2022, she started a foundation to support families going through similar grief. Mushiana says she wants to ensure Ward 5 has equal access to city investments in transit, affordable housing and public safety.

Jigar Patel (Independent)
Official Candidate
Patel describes himself as a proud first-generation Canadian, immigrating to Canada in 2012 before moving from Thunder Bay to Calgary in 2014. He says he is focused on improving local infrastructure and fighting for fair investment in northeast Calgary, along with supporting small businesses and ensuring government transparency and accountability.

Harry Singh Purba (Independent)
Official Candidate
Purba is an engineer who was born in India and moved to Calgary 14 years ago. He is running because “law and order are declining, cleanliness is worsening, and the ward is increasingly neglected by the city.” Purba also wants to work with city administration and insurance providers to “encourage hail-resistant building materials” in northeast Calgary.

Aryan Sadat (Independent)
Official Candidate
Sadat is a lawyer with Llewellyn Law in Calgary. He ran for Ward 5 councillor in 2021, finishing third. Sadat says he is running because Ward 5 has suffered “years of neglect, unfair tax burdens, crumbling infrastructure, and rising crime while city hall prioritizes wasteful spending and downtown interests.” Sadat is pushing for “data-backed solutions” to municipal problems.

No incumbent (Richard Pootmans resigned in November 2024)

Joanne Birce (Independent)
Official Candidate
Birce, a local entrepreneur, is VP of the Wildwood Community Association. A longtime local board director for the provincial UCP and federal Conservatives, Birce has worked as a communications assistant for Calgary MP Ron Liepert since 2023 and also as administrative coordinator for the Aristotle Foundation. Birce says she wants to keep taxes low while improving essential services like infrastructure and transit.

John Pantazopoulos (Independent)
Official Candidate
Pantazopoulos is CEO of Lucky Strike Energy, a junior oil and gas company. A former VP of corporate financial services for ATB Financial, Pantazopoulos chaired the board of the Calgary Parking Authority from 2015 to 2020. Pantazopoulos is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility, thoughtful growth (“targeted solutions” instead of blanket zoning) and safe streets.

Inam Teja (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Teja worked as a housing policy specialist at the Calgary Drop-In Centre from 2023 to 2025. He is vice-president of the Coach Hill Patterson Heights Community Association and a former board member with More Neighbours Calgary. Teja is campaigning on “expanding affordable housing and supporting diverse housing options,” along with improving transit to better connect communities. Teja is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jeff Watson (Independent)
Official Candidate
Watson, a philanthropy advisor for World Vision Canada, served as a federal Conservative MP in Ontario from 2004 to 2015. After moving to Alberta, he was a provincial organizer for Jason Kenney’s Unite Alberta and leadership campaigns. Watson says he wants to repeal blanket rezoning, bring transparency and accountability to city hall and “end the woke nonsense.”

Withdrawn Candidate: John Mar

Incumbent: Terry Wong

Greg Amoruso (Independent)
Official Candidate
Amoruso has over three decades of business experience. He ran in Ward 7 in 2021, placing fifth. Amoruso says he is not accepting campaign donations because he doesn’t want anyone to think his decisions are in favour of specific groups. Amoruso opposes blanket rezoning, saying it “is causing frustration in all communities,” and supports freezing compensation for the mayor and councillors.

Anthony Ascue (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Ascue is CEO and co-owner of Wild Rose Property Solutions, which offers renovation and janitorial services for businesses. He is also VP of the Progressive Group for Independent Business (“a hub for all small 'c' conservatives”). Ascue says city hall is not “spending our hard-earned tax dollars on investments that actually matter,” and he wants to ensure small businesses are better supported.

Myke Atkinson (Independent)
Official Candidate
Atkinson worked for the Calgary Public Library’s service design department until 2024. A longtime advocate for free-fare transit in Calgary, Atkinson also worked as station manager at CJSW Radio from 2012 to 2016. Atkinson says city hall needs to “stop subsidizing costly sprawl developments” on the city’s edges and reinvest in inner city communities instead.

David Barrett (Independent)
Official Candidate
Barrett is a freshwater scientist who works at the University of Calgary. He is also a former president of the Renfrew Community Association. A longtime advocate of active transportation and curbing urban sprawl, Barrett is a regular speaker at city council public hearings and a board member at Sustainable Calgary. His campaign priorities include “real choice in transportation” and investing in recreation and parks.

Heather McRae (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
McRae worked as the Calgary Downtown Association’s marketing director from 2022 to 2024. She has also run political campaigns including Calgary Liberal MP Corey Hogan’s recent federal campaign and former councillor Druh Farrell’s 2013 campaign. McRae ran in Ward 7 in the 2021 election, placing third. She is campaigning on “immediate community investment” in Ward 7 “from pipes to recreation centres.” McRae is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Terry Wong (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Wong has served as Ward 7 councillor since 2021. Prior to being elected, he helped create the Chinatown Business Improvement Area, where he served as executive director. For 30 years, from 1984 to 2014, Wong worked for city administration in various management and IT roles. Wong says that with so many new councillors expected, he has the experience “to get results and lead a new council to earn your trust.” Wong is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Withdrawn Candidate: Sarah Kruger

No incumbent (Courtney Walcott is not running again)

Gary Bobrovitz (Independent)
Official Candidate
Bobrovitz ran in Ward 8 in 2021, placing second behind Courtney Walcott. For 40 years he worked as a TV reporter for Global News, where he covered city hall. After working as a journalist, he became a communications and government relations consultant. Bobrovitz says his priorities are improving public safety, reducing homelessness and supporting local businesses.

Miguel Cortines (Independent)
Official Candidate
Cortines is an entrepreneur who founded the Casa Mexico Foundation, which promotes Mexican culture in Calgary. He is also president and CEO of Innova International, which works with Canadian companies interested in operating in Latin America. Cortines is campaigning for better public services, responsible growth, community engagement and a vibrant economy.

Kent Hehr (Independent)
Official Candidate
Hehr is a former MLA and MP. He served as Calgary-Buffalo MLA from 2008 to 2015 for the provincial Liberals. In 2015, he was elected in Calgary Centre for the federal Liberals and served until 2019, holding two cabinet positions. Hehr resigned from cabinet in 2018 amid sexual harassment allegations from his time as MLA. Hehr says he will champion innovative housing models and sustainable growth.

Josie Kirkpatrick (Independent)
Official Candidate
Kirkpatrick is a realtor and also works as a band teacher with the Calgary Catholic School District. She opposes blanket rezoning, saying it gives “developers a green light to charge top dollar and increase rent.” Kirkpatrick is also campaigning on cleaning up parks, improving safety on transit and bringing a fiscally conservative approach to city budgeting.

Nathaniel Schmidt (Independent)
Official Candidate
Schmidt is an independent defence lawyer originally from Vancouver Island, B.C., and a board member with the Alberta Wilderness Association. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a freelance musician for over a decade. Schmidt says he is running to improve affordability, housing access, and downtown revitalization—and to strengthen local government. Schmidt is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Cornelia Wiebe (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Wiebe has owned Leo Boutique, a clothing store on 17th Avenue S.W., since she co-founded the business in 1997. She ran in Ward 8 in 2021, placing fifth. Wiebe is calling for “a compassionate yet firm approach to addressing addiction and homelessness—one that focuses on recovery rather than reliance.” She also wants to repeal blanket rezoning if elected. Wiebe is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Withdrawn Candidate: Dave Cree

No incumbent (Gian-Carlo Carra is not running again)

Harrison M. Clark (Independent)
Official Candidate
Clark has owned and run Murphy’s Mid-Century, an Inglewood shop that sells and restores antique furniture, since 2018. He has also served on the Inglewood Business Improvement Area (BIA) board of directors. Clark is campaigning on affordability, safety and heritage protections. Clark is also proposing a “Deerfoot Trail connectivity plan” to bridge the east and west sides of Deerfoot. Clark is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Tony Dinh (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Dinh is CEO of Mount Royal Capital, a multifamily housing developer. He is also president of the Albert Park/Radisson Heights Community Association. Dinh ran for Ward 10 councillor in 2021, placing third. Dinh says he is a “common sense conservative” who wants to bring accountability and “smart spending” back to city hall, prioritizing municipal essential services and affordable housing.

Shirley Brun Parungao Do (Independent)
Official Candidate
Do runs a non-profit organization called SDPC MultiSupport Inc., which provides a range of services to support families. Originally from the Philippines, Do has over 15 years of experience in medical administration, caregiving and community service. She says she is running “to make sure every resident’s voice is heard and to strengthen support for families and our community.”

Gar Gar (Independent)
Official Candidate
Gar is president of the Forest Lawn Community Association. He’s also a founder of the Youth Empowerment and Skills (YES) Centre, among other community initiatives including the YYC Kids Ride bike drive. He ran in Ward 10 in 2017 and for the Alberta Party provincially in 2019. Gar says he is running in Ward 9 “to prioritize core services, affordability, and community voices at city hall.”

Alison Karim-McSwiney (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Karim-McSwiney is executive director of the International Avenue BRZ. She helped launch GlobalFest and founded the 12 Communities Safety Initiative. In 2021, she sought the Alberta NDP nomination in Calgary-East but withdrew. Karim-McSwiney is campaigning on increasing affordable housing units, creating safer streets, and introducing temporary property tax discounts for owners who improve their buildings. Karim-McSwiney is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Ariana Kippers (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Kippers worked as constituent liaison for Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra from 2024 to 2025. Prior to that, she was a community connector for the City of Calgary. Kippers has volunteered with the Dover Community Association and a Greater Forest Lawn parent support network. She says her focus is “revitalizing neighbourhoods and strengthening municipal engagement through transparency, connection, and education.”

Marina Ortman (Independent)
Official Candidate
Ortman is an entrepreneur who, since 2018, has run her own leather apparel business called Dome' Design Studio. She helped lead the recent campaign to save the Inglewood pool. Ortman says she wants to empower residents, “giving people the tools, information, and voice to shape the future of their neighbourhoods.” She is also campaigning on safe communities and transparent local government.

Incumbent: Andre Chabot

Nickie Brockhoff (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Brockhoff is a longtime community association manager who works with the Crossroads Community Association in Ward 10, among other community groups. She runs her own consulting company, Kalexa Consulting, which specializes in community association management, and wants to bring a “strong, authentic community voice” to city hall. Brockhoff is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Andre Chabot (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Chabot was first elected to Calgary city council in a 2005 byelection. He ran for mayor in 2017 when his ward was changed due to a redrawing of electoral boundaries, placing third behind Naheed Nenshi. In 2021, Chabot was elected as Ward 10 councillor again. Prior to politics, Chabot worked as a general contractor and volunteered on the board of the Marlborough Park Community Association. Chabot is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Mahmoud Mourra (Independent)
Official Candidate
Mourra is a businessman and parental rights activist who has campaigned against “gender ideology in schools.” Born in Lebanon, Mourra has lived in Calgary for 25 years. Mourra says he’s running because “Ward 10 has been left behind” by city hall and deserves equal treatment and investment. Mourra says he’ll stand for “fairness, family values, and the hardworking spirit of Ward 10.”

Tarlochan Singh Sidhu (Independent)
Official Candidate
Sidhu is a businessman who has lived in Ward 10 for over 15 years. He says he wants to “put Ward 10 priorities above political agendas,” with a vision “to create opportunities for everyone and to ensure that no one is left behind.” Sidhu is campaigning on keeping property taxes “fair and manageable,” modernizing infrastructure and clearing snow on all residential streets.

Incumbent: Kourtney Penner

Kourtney Penner (Independent)
Official Candidate
Penner was elected Ward 11 councillor in 2021. She is a past president of the Haysboro Community Association. Penner says she is seeking re-election to expand projects implemented in her first term, such as free transit for children under 12. She also says the city continues “to struggle with political binaries and division” and wants to provide accountable leadership that works across partisan lines.

Rob Ward (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Ward is a marketing manager who ran in Ward 11 in the 2021 election, placing second with more than 10,000 votes (Penner won with 10,889). Ward is chair of the Willow Park Charity Golf Classic. An outspoken opponent of blanket rezoning, Ward says city hall needs “a more balanced approach” to redevelopment. He is campaigning on “common sense governance” and cutting wasteful city projects. Ward is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Alex Williams (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Williams is a professional podcast editor and co-founder of Calgary Transit Riders, an initiative to advocate for “safer, more accessible, and more efficient public transportation” throughout the city. Williams has also volunteered with More Neighbours Calgary, a housing advocacy group. He says his vision is a city “where council delivers on the basics—the things that make a real difference in our daily lives.” Williams is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Withdrawn Candidate: Craig Chandler

No incumbent (Evan Spencer is not running again)

Shane Byciuk (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
Byciuk has worked for Brokerlink, an insurance brokerage, for nearly 20 years. He previously served as president of the Cranston Community Association and board chair of Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids. Byciuk has also served on riding association boards for the provincial UCP and federal Conservatives. Byciuk says he is running to represent his community through action-based leadership. Byciuk is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Brent Curtis (Independent)
Official Candidate
Curtis is a sales manager with Shaw GMC. He also created Dads of Mahogany, Auburn Bay and the Deep South, a social group to support fathers in his community. He says the biggest challenges in the ward include “rapid growth, increasingly strained infrastructure, rising affordability concerns” and safety. Curtis also wants to expand transit routes and reduce business taxes.

Sarah Ferguson (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Ferguson has worked as a constituent assistant to Councillor Evan Spencer since 2021. She previously volunteered as a board member with Parachutes for Pets, a local animal rescue society, and as president of the McKenzie Towne Community Association, where she advocated for the Green Line. Ferguson is campaigning for “enhanced community engagement, improved public spaces, and responsive governance.” Ferguson is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Mike Jamieson (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Jamieson ran in Ward 11 in the 2021 election, finishing fourth. He has worked as a project manager for Calibre Construction and Coverco Buildings, and has sat on UCP boards of Ric McIver and Tanya Fir. Jamieson says recent councils have been “disasters” and council needs to focus on core services instead of “radical ideologies and pet projects.”

Raj-Kumar Khuttan (Independent)
Official Candidate
Khuttan is originally from London, U.K., where he worked as a civil servant before coming to Calgary and helping run several family businesses. He serves on boards of the United Conservative Party and the Conservative Party of Canada. Khuttan has advocated for police officer safety and says he will fight for better roads, transit and more dog parks.

Incumbent: Dan McLean

Dan McLean (Communities First party)
Official Candidate
McLean has been the councillor for Ward 13 since 2021, when he unseated longtime incumbent councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart. Before being elected, McLean launched and ran a golf cart business called McLean Golf. He also volunteered for conservative political campaigns on both the federal and provincial levels. McLean is pledging to stop “out of control spending” at city hall, change the leadership of city administration and reverse blanket rezoning, which he describes as “lazy planning.” McLean is endorsed by the Calgary Police Association.

Elliot Weinstein (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Weinstein is a local entrepreneur who opened The Beach YYC, an indoor volleyball facility near Crossroads Market, in 2018. Weinstein ran for the federal Liberals in the 2023 Calgary Heritage byelection, placing second. Prior to opening his own business, Weinstein was a project manager at Golder Associates. He wants to promote entrepreneurship in Ward 13 and ensure city hall invests “more in our sports and recreation facilities.” Weinstein also says “transportation options must be available to anyone” regardless of mode. Weinstein is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

No incumbent (Peter Demong is not running again)

Chima Akuchie (Independent)
Official Candidate
Akuchie has over seven years of experience in the disability sector, working as a community resource practitioner for Vecova. Akuchie says he is committed to building thriving and accessible communities, with a focus on a balanced approach to urban zoning and planning. He says he is running as a "proudly independent" candidate.

Erin Averbukh (Independent)
Official Candidate
Averbukh has spent over 30 years working in consulting and project management in industries such as finance, oil and gas, technology and real estate. She is campaigning on repealing blanket rezoning and providing transparency in the city’s operating costs. She also wants to develop affordable and accessible recreational projects for all families.

Devin Elkin (Independent)
Official Candidate
Elkin has worked as a constituency assistant for Councillor Peter Demong since 2015. Before that, he spent a decade working as a realtor and also served as president of the Mid-Sun Community Association. His priorities include maintaining aging infrastructure, collaborating with the Calgary Police Service to bolster public safety, and improving city budgeting practices.

Keener Hachey (A Better Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Hachey has worked as a senior systems analyst and software developer since moving to Calgary in 1991. He campaigned for the UCP in the most recent provincial election and sits on the UCP’s Calgary-Fish Creek board of directors. Hachey is calling for lower taxes and an organizational review of all city departments “to effectively ascertain where wise cuts should be made.”

Landon Johnston (Independent)
Official Candidate
Johnston is owner of Igloo HVAC Ltd., a furnace installation company. Johnston initiated the Recall Gondek petition in February 2024 to remove Mayor Jyoti Gondek from office, which got over 69,000 signatures. He is campaigning on supporting seniors, repealing blanket rezoning and “backing the trades that build our city” by cutting red tape for builders.

Sunjiv Raval (Independent)
Official Candidate
Raval ran for the federal Liberals in the 2025 election, placing second in Calgary Midnapore with nearly 22,000 votes (30%). A former retail manager, Raval received the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers in 2020 for supporting new immigrants. Raval says he’s running as an independent “to put the needs of Ward 14 residents first” and stands for “fair taxes, smarter planning, and safer communities.”

Ryan Stutt (The Calgary Party)
Official Candidate
Stutt is founder and president of King Network, a media production company. He also owns Grand Trading, a skateboard company. Stutt says he will focus on lowering taxes while promoting a strategy to address homelessness and addiction that involves both law enforcement and treatment access. He is also advocating for “smart decisions on infrastructure and roads that prioritize long-term planning.” Stutt is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jean Louis Benjamin, Assad Choudhry, Olumuyiwa Dosunmu, Beverley Loudon, Amanjot Singh Pannu, Leon Vilicic, Aron Westerbeek

No incumbent

Lesley Doell
Official Candidate
Doell has worked as an elementary and high school teacher. She says she is running because every student deserves “a public education where they are supported, challenged, and truly known.” Doell is campaigning on bringing “calm, collaborative leadership” to the board and says she'll advocate for teacher and school staff recruitment and retention.

Cynthia (Cindy) Dubray
Official Candidate
Dubray has over 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate sector and has previously served on regulatory and education boards. Dubray says the system keeps pouring money into things that don’t help students, and is calling for spending to be focused on the classroom instead to strengthen public schools. Dubray is endorsed by Parents for Choice in Education.

Sandra Grills
Official Candidate
Grills has a background in arts leadership, entrepreneurship and post-secondary administration. From 2009 until 2016, she ran her own business, Sandra’s Original Gluten Free General Store. Grills says she believes in strong public education and wants to improve funding for teachers and support staff.

Brit Hart
Official Candidate
Hart is co-founder of Harling Food Co., a local personal chef company. Hart is also a marketing consultant and freelance wine writer, and the granddaughter of Calgary wrestler Stu Hart. She has been an outspoken critic of the UCP putting more taxpayer funds to private schools while public school infrastructure languishes. Hart is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jenny Regal
Official Candidate
Regal has more than 30 years of teaching experience and is a past VP of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. As a teacher, she says she saw “the number of students with unsupported learning needs increase to distressing levels.” Regal says she will lobby the government to increase education funding. She also supports reducing class sizes.

Melanie Wen
Official Candidate
Wen runs her own immigration consulting business. She says “trustees must lead, not rubber-stamp,” and wants to expand the oversight role of the school board to ensure accountable leadership. Wen also wants to reduce class sizes and “push for stable and adequate provincial funding” to support teachers and staff.

Withdrawn Candidate: Nathan Mizera

Incumbent: Laura Hack

Laura Hack
Official Candidate
Hack, a former teacher, is currently serving her first term. As trustee, she has served on the name review committee for the John A. Macdonald School, which chose not to change the school’s name, as well as the Elder advisory council, which aims to provide Elder knowledge and advice for the CBE. Hack is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Joanny Liu
Official Candidate
Liu, a former civil engineer, is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, specializing in concussion treatment. She writes a Substack, Joanny’s Substack, where she writes about parenting and kids’ mental health. Liu is running to increase classroom resources for teachers, improve students’ math and literacy skills and to enhance communication between parents and teachers. Liu is endorsed by Parents for Choice in Education.

Incumbent: Marilyn Dennis

Waqar Ahmed
Official Candidate
Ahmed is a registered dental assistant who also provides free career coaching and job support for newcomers to Canada. Ahmed wants to improve the affordability of education by implementing “sliding-scale fees for families with multiple children.” He also wants to expand noon supervision programs.

Sukhdeep Singh Chahal
Official Candidate
Chahal is an IT engineer and works as a realtor. He is running because he cares “deeply about the quality and fairness of public education,” and wants to ensure all students have access to “safe, well-resourced schools.” Chahal is advocating for fair funding, smaller class sizes, more support for teachers and staff, and open communication with parents.

Amna Choudhry
Official Candidate
Choudhry is a chartered professional accountant with MNP, where she works in specialty tax. She says she is running to advocate for public education and student success. Choudhry wants to ensure the school board “focuses on its legal responsibilities” to manage its “financial and capital resources” well and create safe spaces for students.

Cynthia Cordora
Official Candidate
Cordora served as a trustee for the York Region District School Board in Ontario from 2017 to 2022. Cordora says she wants to “leverage my experience and advocate for the needs of students” in Calgary, and is campaigning on respecting taxpayers’ money and “allocating resources in ways that ensure equity of outcomes.”

Urooj Fouad
Official Candidate
Fouad is owner of Urooj Dermacare, a local beauty and esthetics business. She says she will ensure the school board is “governed effectively under the Education Act” while prioritizing “education and student advocacy.” Fouad is advocating for “disability supports in schools” and “parental rights,” along with student-focused funding.

Mandeep Kaur Manhas
Official Candidate
Manhas is a legal assistant with the Alberta government. She says prioritizing advocacy for students, as well as “teachers’ needs and parents’ voices is essential for a better future in public education.” Kaur wants to direct more funding towards building new schools, while providing parents a say on Bills 27 and 29, which relate to gender identity and transgender athletes’ participation in sports.

Grant McFarlane
Official Candidate
McFarlane is a retired farmer who has sat on numerous boards and participated in international exchange programs. He says he is “committed to student success and community growth.” McFarlane’s priorities include enhancing accessibility, engagement and support for students, while improving affordability and school infrastructure.

Savita Singh
Official Candidate
Singh is a certified peer support worker, and has worked with Calgary schools on parenting programs, community development projects and anti-racism initiatives. She says she is running because “every child deserves equal access to quality education, safe learning environments, and opportunities to reach their full potential.” Singh is advocating for smaller class sizes, fair funding and creating better support systems for students with diverse needs.

Incumbent: Patricia Bolger

Cara Azevedo
Official Candidate
Azevedo is an educational assistant and school library assistant. She has also worked in the film industry. With schools having “undergone fundamental changes in the past decade,” Azevedo is campaigning on creating “organized and fully functional classrooms,” reducing class sizes and hiring more support staff.

Patricia Bolger
Official Candidate
Bolger, a former teacher, was elected in 2021 after earning over 14,000 more votes than the second place candidate. Her three stated priorities are improving the quality of education, fostering common sense decision-making and collaborating with fellow trustees, parents and government officials.

Heather Hall
Official Candidate
Hall has almost twenty years of CBE teaching experience. Outside the classroom, she has mentored teachers who are new to the field. She is also the author of a 2023 children’s book. Hall says her priority is collaboration to meet every child’s needs at a time when CBE enrolment is increasing but funding is not keeping pace. Hall is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Jennifer Steward
Official Candidate
Steward is co-owner of Bottlescrew Bill’s, a downtown pub. She has also taught horseback riding lessons to kids and teens for over a decade. Steward says she is running to improve communication between schools and parents, refocus the curriculum on core skills and create budgets which emphasize students first. Steward is endorsed by Parents for Choice in Education.

Incumbent: Susan Vukadinovic

Olga Knight
Official Candidate
Knight has worked as a public school teacher, as well as an instructor at SAIT and Mount Royal University. She says her diverse teaching background gives her a “unique perspective and the skills needed to navigate complex issues.” She is campaigning on being a “strong voice for families” while advocating for the needs of students.

Jon Nishimura
Official Candidate
Nishimura is a born and raised Calgary resident. He is running to lower school fees, reduce bullying in schools, provide transparency and accountability, and provide more support for students with special learning needs. He says he wants to ensure students can succeed in safe and welcoming environments.

Susan Vukadinovic
Official Candidate
Before becoming trustee, Vukadinovic was a policy analyst with the Alberta government and City of Calgary. Vukadinovic is running for re-election “to fight for strong public education in Calgary.” She is advocating for more per-student funding and wants to see the provincial government increase the transportation grant for schools. Vukadinovic is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Withdrawn Candidate: Gordon Ferguson

Incumbent: Nancy Close

Tyzen Ario
Official Candidate
Ario has worked as a field operations supervisor with Statistics Canada, managing budgets and overseeing the collection of data. As a former English teacher, Ario says he wants to refocus the education system on emphasizing foundational skills, such as literacy and math, while ensuring the school board is transparent and accountable. Ario is endorsed by Parents for Choice in Education.

Nancy Close
Official Candidate
Prior to her current trustee term, Close was a trustee from 1998 to 2007 for the same wards. From 2010 to 2021, Close was community relations coordinator for former Mayor Naheed Nenshi. Close says current funding is “not yet adequately addressing the impacts of rapid growth in enrollment and student complexity,” and wants to focus on building new schools where they are most needed. Close is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Pooja Sharma
Official Candidate
Sharma is a manager with Environmental Careers Organization of Canada, and an economist at NextEra Insights Inc. She is also the school liaison for the Woodcreek Community Association. Sharma says “hands-on learning and the value of speaking more than one language” are important, and she wants to bring more of this into classrooms. She also wants to plan for new schools and upgrade existing ones.

Incumbent: Charlene May

Sabad-e Gul
Official Candidate
Gul is a chemistry research expert with Mercor, a San Francisco-based software company. She has also worked as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Calgary. Gul says she will prioritize “equitable funding, modernized classrooms, and accessible resources for every student.” Gul also wants to reduce class sizes, improve mental health support and develop smarter budgeting practices.

Rob (The History Wrangler) Lennard
Official Candidate
Lennard is historian for the Bow Valley Ranche in Fish Creek Provincial Park. He has educated numerous youth groups, including Girl Guides and Scouts, on Alberta’s history. In 2019, he won the City of Calgary’s Heritage Award. Lennard says if elected, he’ll “strive to be one of the finest school board trustees since 1885” and will “donate 10% of my CBE pay to school councils in Wards 12 & 14.”

Brian Martin
Official Candidate
Martin is a data analyst in the healthcare sector and a former president of Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS) Calgary. Martin says he will “fight for new schools, modular classrooms, and expansions in Wards 12 & 14” so students can learn close to home, and will advocate for smaller class sizes. He also wants results of provincial achievement tests published in plain language.

Charlene May
Official Candidate
May was elected as a trustee in 2021. She previously worked in oilfield reclamation and hazardous waste removal, and in 2015 started operating a dayhome, which she ran until 2022. She is a longtime community volunteer, having volunteered for Girl Guides of Canada and as playground coordinator for the Chaparral Community Association. May says she believes in equal education opportunities and play for all. May is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Dar Zuch
Official Candidate
Zuch is a volunteer with 4-H Alberta and a board member with the McKenzie Towne Council. He ran for trustee in 2021, placing fourth. Zuch says “too much money is lost in bureaucracy,” and wants to prioritize funding for teachers and classroom resources. He also wants to improve transparency between schools and parents. Zuch is endorsed by Parents for Choice in Education.

Shoaib Khan

Vikas Verma

Incumbent: Myra D'Souza

Myra D'Souza
Official Candidate
D’Souza has served as trustee since 2017. She previously served on the CCSD audit committee and as vice chair. She has over 30 years of senior business and leadership experience and sits on the board of the Alberta School Boards Association. D’Souza says she is passionate about preparing students to become global contributors, and has advocated for increased per-student funding. D’Souza is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Antonio Fortugno
Official Candidate

Fortugno has worked as an engineer in the oil and gas sector, and is an office manager with Complete Electric Motor Repair. He says “the Catholic school system has become indistinguishable from the public school system” and he wants to “re-ignite the light of Christ” in schools. Fortugno also wants to work with parents, teachers and the province to deliver high-quality education.

Incumbent: Linda Wellman

Terry W. N. Thuo (ACCLAIMED)
Official Candidate
Thuo moved to Calgary from Kenya 19 years ago and has been working in special education with students from Grades 1 through 12 for the last seven years. She says she wants “to ensure that schools and parents have good communication flow,” especially for newly immigrated parents. Thuo also wants to be a voice for parents in developing schools that reflect their values.

Incumbent: Maria-Teresa (MT) Vecchio-Romano

Dan Penna
Official Candidate
Penna has taught Kindergarten through Grade 12. working with at-risk youth and students with special needs. He serves on the parish council at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Penna says “the CCSD's promise to ‘support the development, permeation and modelling of our faith’ is hollow” and he wants to “ban secular ideologies” in schools.

Maria-Teresa (MT) Vecchio-Romano
Official Candidate
Vecchio-Romano was elected in the CCSD’s January 2025 byelection. She has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, parent, administrator and chaplain. Vecchio-Romano is campaigning on creating a welcoming student environment which “celebrates diversity, inclusion and equity,” while addressing overcrowding in classrooms, improving funding and creating smaller class sizes. Vecchio-Romano is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Incumbent: Lory Iovinelli

(Trusty) Trent Will Cherak
Official Candidate
Cherak works as a personal tax strategist and is also an audience producer for Insight Production Company. He says he strongly supports having publicly-funded Catholic education and “is running to review current policies and help make new policies” to better support students. Cherak also says the board should review its AI policies and whether the curriculum emphasizes practical skills like financial literacy.

Valerie A. Dove
Official Candidate
Dove has been a teacher with the Catholic school board division for 30 years. She says she has seen “schools work with ever-dwindling resources, while education has been displaced by social programming.” If elected, Dove wants to implement regular polls for parents to share their concerns, while restoring educational standards so students can succeed.

Lory Iovinelli
Official Candidate
Before becoming trustee in 2017, Iovinelli worked as a teacher. As trustee, she has also served as the director of the Alberta Catholic Schools Trustees’ Association. She wants to ensure schools have access to “the resources, leadership, and vision they need,” while building partnerships with shareholders to provide more opportunities for students. Iovinelli is endorsed by Calgary’s Future.

Incumbent: Shannon Cook

Shannon Cook (ACCLAIMED)
Official Candidate
Before becoming a trustee, Cook was the chief financial officer for land development company NewNorth Projects Ltd. She wants to promote student success by “keeping dollars in the classroom” and creating learning environments which support students with complex needs. Cook also wants to “protect publicly funded Catholic education in Alberta” and ensure education is a “top priority” for the provincial government.

Incumbent: Chantelle Dur

Chantelle Dur (ACCLAIMED)
Official Candidate
Dur was recently elected trustee in the Calgary Catholic School District’s January 2025 byelection, winning a close race by 32 votes. She has volunteered with school councils and with Grateful Advocates for Catholic Education (GrACE), which champions Catholic education in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. She wants to ensure schools focus on strong academics and open communication with parents.

Amelia Arriaga
Official Candidate
Arriaga is a civil engineer and business administrator. For the last four years, she has volunteered with her children’s school council. Arriaga says she is running “to advocate for the highest quality and faith-based education.” Her priorities include improving funding for schools, advocating for “meaningful assignments” and encouraging open communication with parents.

Steve Chapman
Official Candidate
Chapman is a former police officer and a conservative political consultant. After leaving the Calgary Police Service, he started a computer business that worked with oil and gas companies. Chapman is campaigning for “transparency, accountability and parental rights,” and wants to make schools safe and secure to allow “the best faith-based education possible.”

Kimberly Metcalf
Official Candidate
Metcalf has worked for the Catholic school board for the last 15 years. She says she is running to represent families and support teachers, while ensuring students have “the opportunity to learn in a supportive, faith-filled environment.” Metcalf wants to strengthen Catholic values within schools, advocating for books and resources that “keep Catholic education strong.”

Mirela Marjanovic

Patrick Miano

Nalini Plesche

Kelsea Arnett is a Calgary journalist who has interned at CBC Calgary and The Globe and Mail. Jeremy Klaszus is founder and editor of The Sprawl. With files from Asad Chishti.

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CORRECTION: A previous version of this list incorrectly stated that Ward 12 candidate Sarah Ferguson worked in former Councillor Shane Keating's office. She did not. The Sprawl regrets the error.